diff --git a/sys/compat/linuxkpi/common/include/linux/netdevice.h b/sys/compat/linuxkpi/common/include/linux/netdevice.h
--- a/sys/compat/linuxkpi/common/include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/sys/compat/linuxkpi/common/include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -466,6 +466,9 @@
 
 #define	alloc_netdev(_l, _n, _f, _func)						\
 	linuxkpi_alloc_netdev(_l, _n, _f, _func)
+#define	alloc_netdev_dummy(_l)							\
+	linuxkpi_alloc_netdev(_l, "dummy", NET_NAME_UNKNOWN,			\
+	    linuxkpi_init_dummy_netdev)
 #define	free_netdev(_n)								\
 	linuxkpi_free_netdev(_n)