diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/cdc_ether.c b/drivers/net/usb/cdc_ether.c
index 4a6aff579403..71e65fc10e6f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/cdc_ether.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/cdc_ether.c
@@ -420,6 +420,14 @@ static const struct driver_info	cdc_info = {
 	.status =	cdc_status,
 };
 
+static const struct driver_info mbm_info = {
+	.description =	"Mobile Broadband Network Device",
+	.flags =	FLAG_WWAN,
+	.bind = 	cdc_bind,
+	.unbind =	usbnet_cdc_unbind,
+	.status =	cdc_status,
+};
+
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 
@@ -532,32 +540,32 @@ static const struct usb_device_id	products [] = {
 	/* Ericsson F3507g */
 	USB_DEVICE_AND_INTERFACE_INFO(0x0bdb, 0x1900, USB_CLASS_COMM,
 			USB_CDC_SUBCLASS_MDLM, USB_CDC_PROTO_NONE),
-	.driver_info = (unsigned long) &cdc_info,
+	.driver_info = (unsigned long) &mbm_info,
 }, {
 	/* Ericsson F3507g ver. 2 */
 	USB_DEVICE_AND_INTERFACE_INFO(0x0bdb, 0x1902, USB_CLASS_COMM,
 			USB_CDC_SUBCLASS_MDLM, USB_CDC_PROTO_NONE),
-	.driver_info = (unsigned long) &cdc_info,
+	.driver_info = (unsigned long) &mbm_info,
 }, {
 	/* Ericsson F3607gw */
 	USB_DEVICE_AND_INTERFACE_INFO(0x0bdb, 0x1904, USB_CLASS_COMM,
 			USB_CDC_SUBCLASS_MDLM, USB_CDC_PROTO_NONE),
-	.driver_info = (unsigned long) &cdc_info,
+	.driver_info = (unsigned long) &mbm_info,
 }, {
 	/* Ericsson F3307 */
 	USB_DEVICE_AND_INTERFACE_INFO(0x0bdb, 0x1906, USB_CLASS_COMM,
 			USB_CDC_SUBCLASS_MDLM, USB_CDC_PROTO_NONE),
-	.driver_info = (unsigned long) &cdc_info,
+	.driver_info = (unsigned long) &mbm_info,
 }, {
 	/* Toshiba F3507g */
 	USB_DEVICE_AND_INTERFACE_INFO(0x0930, 0x130b, USB_CLASS_COMM,
 			USB_CDC_SUBCLASS_MDLM, USB_CDC_PROTO_NONE),
-	.driver_info = (unsigned long) &cdc_info,
+	.driver_info = (unsigned long) &mbm_info,
 }, {
 	/* Dell F3507g */
 	USB_DEVICE_AND_INTERFACE_INFO(0x413c, 0x8147, USB_CLASS_COMM,
 			USB_CDC_SUBCLASS_MDLM, USB_CDC_PROTO_NONE),
-	.driver_info = (unsigned long) &cdc_info,
+	.driver_info = (unsigned long) &mbm_info,
 },
 	{ },		// END
 };
diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c b/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
index ca5ca5ae061d..8124cf16259f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
@@ -1295,6 +1295,9 @@ usbnet_probe (struct usb_interface *udev, const struct usb_device_id *prod)
 		/* WLAN devices should always be named "wlan%d" */
 		if ((dev->driver_info->flags & FLAG_WLAN) != 0)
 			strcpy(net->name, "wlan%d");
+		/* WWAN devices should always be named "wwan%d" */
+		if ((dev->driver_info->flags & FLAG_WWAN) != 0)
+			strcpy(net->name, "wwan%d");
 
 		/* maybe the remote can't receive an Ethernet MTU */
 		if (net->mtu > (dev->hard_mtu - net->hard_header_len))
diff --git a/include/linux/usb/usbnet.h b/include/linux/usb/usbnet.h
index f81473052059..86c31b753266 100644
--- a/include/linux/usb/usbnet.h
+++ b/include/linux/usb/usbnet.h
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ struct driver_info {
 #define FLAG_WLAN	0x0080		/* use "wlan%d" names */
 #define FLAG_AVOID_UNLINK_URBS 0x0100	/* don't unlink urbs at usbnet_stop() */
 #define FLAG_SEND_ZLP	0x0200		/* hw requires ZLPs are sent */
+#define FLAG_WWAN	0x0400		/* use "wwan%d" names */
 
 
 	/* init device ... can sleep, or cause probe() failure */