diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 81d61014fd9b..e52a3788d18d 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -1113,6 +1113,9 @@ int dev_change_name(struct net_device *dev, const char *newname)
 		return err;
 	}
 
+	if (oldname[0] && !strchr(oldname, '%'))
+		netdev_info(dev, "renamed from %s\n", oldname);
+
 	old_assign_type = dev->name_assign_type;
 	dev->name_assign_type = NET_NAME_RENAMED;