diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/network/stack/datalink.cpp b/src/add-ons/kernel/network/stack/datalink.cpp
index 27772ef563..8c24e5a8ac 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/network/stack/datalink.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/network/stack/datalink.cpp
@@ -688,8 +688,8 @@ interface_protocol_control(net_datalink_protocol *_protocol,
 			// get interface parameter
 			struct ifreq request;
 			strlcpy(request.ifr_parameter.base_name, interface->base_name, IF_NAMESIZE);
-			strlcpy(request.ifr_parameter.device, interface->device_interface->name,
-				IF_NAMESIZE);
+			strlcpy(request.ifr_parameter.device,
+				interface->device_interface->device->name, IF_NAMESIZE);
 			request.ifr_parameter.sub_type = 0;
 				// TODO: for now, we ignore the sub type...
 
@@ -747,7 +747,7 @@ interface_protocol_control(net_datalink_protocol *_protocol,
 			if (user_memcpy(&request, argument, sizeof(struct ifreq)) < B_OK)
 				return B_BAD_ADDRESS;
 
-			return interface->device_interface->module->set_media(
+			return interface->device_interface->device->module->set_media(
 				interface->device, request.ifr_media);
 		}
 		case SIOCGIFMEDIA:
diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/network/stack/domains.cpp b/src/add-ons/kernel/network/stack/domains.cpp
index d4a8b7bfac..ff8f5e9fce 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/network/stack/domains.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/network/stack/domains.cpp
@@ -290,7 +290,8 @@ domain_removed_device_interface(net_device_interface *interface)
 
 		BenaphoreLocker locker(domain->lock);
 
-		net_interface_private *priv = find_interface(domain, interface->name);
+		net_interface_private *priv = find_interface(domain,
+			interface->device->name);
 		if (priv == NULL)
 			continue;
 
diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/network/stack/interfaces.cpp b/src/add-ons/kernel/network/stack/interfaces.cpp
index bf127716e3..70527f705d 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/network/stack/interfaces.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/network/stack/interfaces.cpp
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ find_device_interface(const char *name)
 	while (iterator.HasNext()) {
 		net_device_interface *interface = iterator.Next();
 
-		if (!strcmp(interface->name, name))
+		if (!strcmp(interface->device->name, name))
 			return interface;
 	}
 
@@ -127,8 +127,6 @@ allocate_device_interface(net_device *device, net_device_module_info *module)
 	if (init_fifo(&interface->receive_queue, name, 16 * 1024 * 1024) < B_OK)
 		goto error_2;
 
-	interface->name = device->name;
-	interface->module = module;
 	interface->device = device;
 	interface->up_count = 0;
 	interface->ref_count = 1;
@@ -368,9 +366,9 @@ get_device_interface_address(net_device_interface *interface, sockaddr *_address
 	address.sdl_family = AF_LINK;
 	address.sdl_index = interface->device->index;
 	address.sdl_type = interface->device->type;
-	address.sdl_nlen = strlen(interface->name);
+	address.sdl_nlen = strlen(interface->device->name);
 	address.sdl_slen = 0;
-	memcpy(address.sdl_data, interface->name, address.sdl_nlen);
+	memcpy(address.sdl_data, interface->device->name, address.sdl_nlen);
 
 	address.sdl_alen = interface->device->address.length;
 	memcpy(LLADDR(&address), interface->device->address.data, address.sdl_alen);
@@ -414,7 +412,7 @@ list_device_interfaces(void *_buffer, size_t *bufferSize)
 		net_device_interface *interface = iterator.Next();
 
 		ifreq request;
-		strlcpy(request.ifr_name, interface->name, IF_NAMESIZE);
+		strlcpy(request.ifr_name, interface->device->name, IF_NAMESIZE);
 		get_device_interface_address(interface, &request.ifr_addr);
 
 		if (buffer.Copy(&request, IF_NAMESIZE
@@ -446,8 +444,9 @@ put_device_interface(struct net_device_interface *interface)
 	status_t status;
 	wait_for_thread(interface->consumer_thread, &status);
 
-	interface->module->uninit_device(interface->device);
-	put_module(interface->module->info.name);
+	net_device *device = interface->device;
+	device->module->uninit_device(device);
+	put_module(device->module->info.name);
 
 	recursive_lock_destroy(&interface->rx_lock);
 	delete interface;
@@ -544,10 +543,8 @@ down_device_interface(net_device_interface *interface)
 
 	net_device *device = interface->device;
 
-	dprintf("down_device_interface(%s)\n", interface->name);
-
 	device->flags &= ~IFF_UP;
-	interface->module->down(device);
+	device->module->down(device);
 
 	notify_device_monitors(interface, B_DEVICE_GOING_DOWN);
 
diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/network/stack/interfaces.h b/src/add-ons/kernel/network/stack/interfaces.h
index f98899dd29..35faf35b61 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/network/stack/interfaces.h
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/network/stack/interfaces.h
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@ typedef DoublyLinkedList<net_device_monitor,
 	DoublyLinkedListCLink<net_device_monitor> > DeviceMonitorList;
 
 struct net_device_interface : DoublyLinkedListLinkImpl<net_device_interface> {
-	const char			*name;
-	struct net_device_module_info *module;
 	struct net_device	*device;
 	thread_id			reader_thread;
 	uint32				up_count;
diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/network/stack/link.cpp b/src/add-ons/kernel/network/stack/link.cpp
index 288e10c93d..21a30b2b6a 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/network/stack/link.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/network/stack/link.cpp
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ link_control(net_protocol *_protocol, int level, int option, void *value,
 
 			net_device_interface *interface = get_device_interface(request.ifr_index);
 			if (interface != NULL) {
-				strlcpy(request.ifr_name, interface->name, IF_NAMESIZE);
+				strlcpy(request.ifr_name, interface->device->name, IF_NAMESIZE);
 				put_device_interface(interface);
 			} else
 				return ENODEV;