diff --git a/third_party/genode/if_indextoname.c b/third_party/genode/if_indextoname.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9ea67cee0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/third_party/genode/if_indextoname.c
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+char * if_indextoname(unsigned int ifindex, char *ifname)
+{
+	const char* name = "eth0";
+	ifname = name;
+	return ifname;
+}
