diff --git a/poky/scripts/runqemu b/poky/scripts/runqemu
index 5e6793d..0e105a9 100755
--- a/poky/scripts/runqemu
+++ b/poky/scripts/runqemu
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@
         self.fsinfo = {}
         self.network_device = "-device e1000,netdev=net0,mac=@MAC@"
         self.cmdline_ip_slirp = "ip=dhcp"
-        self.cmdline_ip_tap = "ip=192.168.7.@CLIENT@::192.168.7.@GATEWAY@:255.255.255.0::eth0:off:8.8.8.8"
+        self.cmdline_ip_tap = "ip=192.168.7.@CLIENT@::192.168.7.@GATEWAY@:255.255.255.0::eth0:off:8.8.8.8 net.ifnames=0"
         # Use different mac section for tap and slirp to avoid
         # conflicts, e.g., when one is running with tap, the other is
         # running with slirp.