diff --git a/drivers/dahdi/datamods/hdlc_fr.c b/drivers/dahdi/datamods/hdlc_fr.c
index 523afe1..073bb90 100644
--- a/drivers/dahdi/datamods/hdlc_fr.c
+++ b/drivers/dahdi/datamods/hdlc_fr.c
@@ -1063,12 +1063,23 @@ static int fr_add_pvc(struct net_device *master, unsigned int dlci, int type)
 
 	used = pvc_is_used(pvc);
 
-	if (type == ARPHRD_ETHER)
+	if (type == ARPHRD_ETHER) {
+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(3, 17, 0)
+		dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(struct net_device_stats),
+				   "pvceth%d", NET_NAME_UNKNOWN, ether_setup);
+#else
 		dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(struct net_device_stats),
 				   "pvceth%d", ether_setup);
-	else
+#endif
+	} else {
+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(3, 17, 0)
+		dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(struct net_device_stats),
+				   "pvc%d", NET_NAME_UNKNOWN, dlci_setup);
+#else
 		dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(struct net_device_stats),
 				   "pvc%d", dlci_setup);
+#endif
+	}
 
 	if (!dev) {
 		printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: Memory squeeze on fr_pvc()\n",
diff --git a/drivers/dahdi/datamods/hdlc_generic.c b/drivers/dahdi/datamods/hdlc_generic.c
index 46cef8f..f5596c4 100644
--- a/drivers/dahdi/datamods/hdlc_generic.c
+++ b/drivers/dahdi/datamods/hdlc_generic.c
@@ -282,7 +282,12 @@ static void hdlc_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 struct net_device *alloc_hdlcdev(void *priv)
 {
 	struct net_device *dev;
+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(3, 17, 0)
+	dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(hdlc_device), "hdlc%d",
+				NET_NAME_UNKNOWN, hdlc_setup);
+#else
 	dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(hdlc_device), "hdlc%d", hdlc_setup);
+#endif
 	if (dev)
 		dev_to_hdlc(dev)->priv = priv;
 	return dev;
diff --git a/drivers/dahdi/voicebus/voicebus_net.c b/drivers/dahdi/voicebus/voicebus_net.c
index c90bb2a..27475a5 100644
--- a/drivers/dahdi/voicebus/voicebus_net.c
+++ b/drivers/dahdi/voicebus/voicebus_net.c
@@ -207,7 +207,13 @@ int vb_net_register(struct voicebus *vb, const char *board_name)
 	struct voicebus_netdev_priv *priv;
 	const char our_mac[] = { 0xaa, 0xbb, 0xcc, 0xdd, 0xee, 0xff};
 
+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(3, 17, 0)
+	netdev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(*priv), board_name,
+				NET_NAME_UNKNOWN, ether_setup);
+#else
 	netdev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(*priv), board_name, ether_setup);
+#endif
+
 	if (!netdev)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	priv = netdev_priv(netdev);
diff --git a/drivers/dahdi/wctc4xxp/base.c b/drivers/dahdi/wctc4xxp/base.c
index e04609e..d1e1507 100644
--- a/drivers/dahdi/wctc4xxp/base.c
+++ b/drivers/dahdi/wctc4xxp/base.c
@@ -657,7 +657,13 @@ wctc4xxp_net_register(struct wcdte *wc)
 	struct wcdte_netdev_priv *priv;
 	const char our_mac[] = { 0xaa, 0xbb, 0xcc, 0xdd, 0xee, 0xff};
 
+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(3, 17, 0)
+	netdev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(*priv), wc->board_name,
+				NET_NAME_UNKNOWN, ether_setup);
+#else
 	netdev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(*priv), wc->board_name, ether_setup);
+#endif
+
 	if (!netdev)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	priv = netdev_priv(netdev);