diff --git a/repos/dde_linux/src/lib/libnl/if.cc b/repos/dde_linux/src/lib/libnl/if.cc
index e121b3982e..e99254d4db 100644
--- a/repos/dde_linux/src/lib/libnl/if.cc
+++ b/repos/dde_linux/src/lib/libnl/if.cc
@@ -3,20 +3,21 @@
 
 #include <util/string.h>
 
-#define WLAN_DEV "wlan0"
-
 extern "C" {
 
+unsigned int wifi_ifindex(void);
+char const * wifi_ifname(void);
+
 unsigned int if_nametoindex(const char *ifname)
 {
-	/* we make sure the index is always 1 in the wifi driver */
-	return 1;
+	return wifi_ifindex();
 }
 
 
 char *if_indextoname(unsigned int ifindex, char *ifname)
 {
-	Genode::memcpy(ifname, WLAN_DEV, Genode::strlen(WLAN_DEV));
+	char const *p = wifi_ifname();
+	Genode::memcpy(ifname, p, Genode::strlen(p));
 	return ifname;
 }
 
diff --git a/repos/dde_linux/src/lib/wifi/init.cc b/repos/dde_linux/src/lib/wifi/init.cc
index 1f2db4a3fe..391f240963 100644
--- a/repos/dde_linux/src/lib/wifi/init.cc
+++ b/repos/dde_linux/src/lib/wifi/init.cc
@@ -67,6 +67,18 @@ void wifi_set_rfkill(bool blocked)
 }
 
 
+extern "C" unsigned int wifi_ifindex(void)
+{
+	return 1;
+}
+
+
+extern "C" char const wifi_ifname(void)
+{
+	return "wlan0";
+}
+
+
 /**************************
  ** socketcall poll hack **
  **************************/
diff --git a/repos/dde_linux/src/lib/wifi/symbol.map b/repos/dde_linux/src/lib/wifi/symbol.map
index 261c62a9f3..765e7b3952 100644
--- a/repos/dde_linux/src/lib/wifi/symbol.map
+++ b/repos/dde_linux/src/lib/wifi/symbol.map
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@
 		_*wifi_*_rfkill*;
 		_*wifi_kick_*;
 
+		/* interface libnl/wpa_driver_nl80211*/
+		wifi_if*;
+
 		/* used by libnl's time() */
 		jiffies;
 
diff --git a/repos/dde_linux/src/lib/wpa_driver_nl80211/ioctl.cc b/repos/dde_linux/src/lib/wpa_driver_nl80211/ioctl.cc
index 37ba5eff9b..7394398211 100644
--- a/repos/dde_linux/src/lib/wpa_driver_nl80211/ioctl.cc
+++ b/repos/dde_linux/src/lib/wpa_driver_nl80211/ioctl.cc
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ extern Wifi::Socket_call socket_call;
 
 extern "C" {
 
+unsigned int wifi_ifindex(void);
+
 int ioctl(int fd, unsigned long request, ...)
 {
 	long arg;
@@ -46,7 +48,7 @@ int ioctl(int fd, unsigned long request, ...)
 		Genode::error("ioctl: request SIOCGIFADDR not implemented.");
 		return -1;
 	case SIOCGIFINDEX:
-		ifr->ifr_ifindex = 1;
+		ifr->ifr_ifindex = wifi_ifindex();
 		return 0;
 	case SIOCGIFHWADDR:
 		socket_call.get_mac_address((unsigned char*)ifr->ifr_hwaddr.sa_data);