diff --git a/sys/netgraph/ng_eiface.h b/sys/netgraph/ng_eiface.h
index 2ba8e81d06fa..c07f3df5f82e 100644
--- a/sys/netgraph/ng_eiface.h
+++ b/sys/netgraph/ng_eiface.h
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 #define NGM_EIFACE_COOKIE		948105892
 
 /* Interface base name */
-#define NG_EIFACE_EIFACE_NAME		"nge"
+#define NG_EIFACE_EIFACE_NAME		"ngeth"
 #define NG_EIFACE_EIFACE_NAME_MAX	15
 
 /* My hook names */