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diff --git a/app-emulation/vmware-modules/files/271-3.17-00-netdev.patch b/app-emulation/vmware-modules/files/271-3.17-00-netdev.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e3ee3aa09939
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app-emulation/vmware-modules/files/271-3.17-00-netdev.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+new alloc_netdev requires a new parameter. All examples in the kernel i've seen just
+use the constant NET_NAME_UNKNOWN.
+origionally from: https://communities.vmware.com/message/2425189
+
+diff -rupN vmnet-only/netif.c vmnet-only.new/netif.c
+--- vmnet-only/netif.c 2013-11-06 00:40:52.000000000 -0500
++++ vmnet-only.new/netif.c 2014-10-09 17:29:12.361307961 -0400
+@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ VNetNetIf_Create(char *devName, // IN:
+ memcpy(deviceName, devName, sizeof deviceName);
+ NULL_TERMINATE_STRING(deviceName);
+
+- dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof *netIf, deviceName, VNetNetIfSetup);
++ dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof *netIf, deviceName, NET_NAME_USER, VNetNetIfSetup);
+ if (!dev) {
+ retval = -ENOMEM;
+ goto out;