diff --git a/include/net.h b/include/net.h
index 81118d2..8f857c8 100644
--- a/include/net.h
+++ b/include/net.h
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
 	struct phy_device *phydev;
 
 	struct device_d dev;
+	char *devname;
 	struct device_d *parent;
 	char *nodepath;
 
@@ -65,6 +66,11 @@
 
 #define dev_to_edev(d) container_of(d, struct eth_device, dev)
 
+static inline const char *eth_name(struct eth_device *edev)
+{
+	return edev->devname;
+}
+
 int eth_register(struct eth_device* dev);    /* Register network device		*/
 void eth_unregister(struct eth_device* dev); /* Unregister network device	*/
 int eth_set_ethaddr(struct eth_device *edev, const char *ethaddr);
diff --git a/net/eth.c b/net/eth.c
index 499f4b0..6f8e78d 100644
--- a/net/eth.c
+++ b/net/eth.c
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@
 	struct eth_device *edev;
 
 	for_each_netdev(edev) {
-		if (!strcmp(ethname, dev_name(&edev->dev)))
+		if (!strcmp(ethname, eth_name(edev)))
 			return edev;
 	}
 	return NULL;
@@ -174,17 +174,15 @@
 int eth_complete(struct string_list *sl, char *instr)
 {
 	struct eth_device *edev;
-	const char *devname;
 	int len;
 
 	len = strlen(instr);
 
 	for_each_netdev(edev) {
-		devname = dev_name(&edev->dev);
-		if (strncmp(instr, devname, len))
+		if (strncmp(instr, eth_name(edev), len))
 			continue;
 
-		string_list_add_asprintf(sl, "%s ", devname);
+		string_list_add_asprintf(sl, "%s ", eth_name(edev));
 	}
 	return COMPLETE_CONTINUE;
 }
@@ -378,6 +376,8 @@
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
+	edev->devname = xstrdup(dev_name(&edev->dev));
+
 	dev_add_param_ip(dev, "ipaddr", NULL, NULL, &edev->ipaddr, edev);
 	dev_add_param_ip(dev, "serverip", NULL, NULL, &edev->serverip, edev);
 	dev_add_param_ip(dev, "gateway", NULL, NULL, &edev->gateway, edev);
@@ -424,6 +424,8 @@
 	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_OFDEVICE))
 		free(edev->nodepath);
 
+	free(edev->devname);
+
 	unregister_device(&edev->dev);
 	list_del(&edev->list);
 }