diff --git a/repos/os/include/nic_session/connection.h b/repos/os/include/nic_session/connection.h
index 7612ac6211..22f1d56e5b 100644
--- a/repos/os/include/nic_session/connection.h
+++ b/repos/os/include/nic_session/connection.h
@@ -33,12 +33,13 @@ struct Nic::Connection : Genode::Connection<Session>, Session_client
 	 */
 	Connection(Genode::Range_allocator *tx_block_alloc,
 	           Genode::size_t           tx_buf_size,
-	           Genode::size_t           rx_buf_size)
+	           Genode::size_t           rx_buf_size,
+	           char const              *label = "")
 	:
 		Genode::Connection<Session>(
-			session("ram_quota=%zd, tx_buf_size=%zd, rx_buf_size=%zd",
+			session("ram_quota=%zd, tx_buf_size=%zd, rx_buf_size=%zd, label=\"%s\"",
 			        6*4096 + tx_buf_size + rx_buf_size,
-			        tx_buf_size, rx_buf_size)),
+			        tx_buf_size, rx_buf_size, label)),
 		Session_client(cap(), tx_block_alloc)
 	{ }
 };