diff --git a/go/src/netstack/netstack.go b/go/src/netstack/netstack.go
index ab66c96..c47c47e 100644
--- a/go/src/netstack/netstack.go
+++ b/go/src/netstack/netstack.go
@@ -454,7 +454,10 @@
 
 	return ns.addEndpoint(func(*ifState) (stack.LinkEndpoint, error) {
 		return bridge.New(links), nil
-	}, func(*ifState) error {
+	}, func(ifs *ifState) error {
+		if len(ifs.nic.Name) == 0 {
+			ifs.nic.Name = fmt.Sprintf("br%d", ifs.nic.ID)
+		}
 		return nil
 	})
 }