diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/netdev.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/netdev.c
index 2a05031ba631..bd4c17ca2484 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/netdev.c
@@ -14,10 +14,15 @@
  * OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
  */
 
+#include <linux/moduleparam.h>
 #include <linux/etherdevice.h>
 #include "wil6210.h"
 #include "txrx.h"
 
+static bool alt_ifname; /* = false; */
+module_param(alt_ifname, bool, S_IRUGO);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(alt_ifname, " use an alternate interface name wigigN instead of wlanN");
+
 static int wil_open(struct net_device *ndev)
 {
 	struct wil6210_priv *wil = ndev_to_wil(ndev);
@@ -136,6 +141,7 @@ void *wil_if_alloc(struct device *dev)
 	struct wil6210_priv *wil;
 	struct ieee80211_channel *ch;
 	int rc = 0;
+	const char *ifname = alt_ifname ? "wigig%d" : "wlan%d";
 
 	wdev = wil_cfg80211_init(dev);
 	if (IS_ERR(wdev)) {
@@ -160,7 +166,7 @@ void *wil_if_alloc(struct device *dev)
 	ch = wdev->wiphy->bands[IEEE80211_BAND_60GHZ]->channels;
 	cfg80211_chandef_create(&wdev->preset_chandef, ch, NL80211_CHAN_NO_HT);
 
-	ndev = alloc_netdev(0, "wlan%d", NET_NAME_UNKNOWN, wil_dev_setup);
+	ndev = alloc_netdev(0, ifname, NET_NAME_UNKNOWN, wil_dev_setup);
 	if (!ndev) {
 		dev_err(dev, "alloc_netdev_mqs failed\n");
 		rc = -ENOMEM;