diff --git a/net/ipv4/ip_gre.c b/net/ipv4/ip_gre.c
index 906cb1ada4c3..e7821ba7a9a0 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ip_gre.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ip_gre.c
@@ -266,20 +266,24 @@ static struct ip_tunnel * ipgre_tunnel_locate(struct ip_tunnel_parm *parms, int
 	if (!dev)
 	  return NULL;
 
+	if (strchr(name, '%')) {
+		if (dev_alloc_name(dev, name) < 0)
+			goto failed_free;
+	}
+
 	dev->init = ipgre_tunnel_init;
 	nt = netdev_priv(dev);
 	nt->parms = *parms;
 
-	if (register_netdevice(dev) < 0) {
-		free_netdev(dev);
-		goto failed;
-	}
+	if (register_netdevice(dev) < 0)
+		goto failed_free;
 
 	dev_hold(dev);
 	ipgre_tunnel_link(nt);
 	return nt;
 
-failed:
+failed_free:
+	free_netdev(dev);
 	return NULL;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/ipv4/ipip.c b/net/ipv4/ipip.c
index e77e3b855834..dbaed69de06a 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ipip.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ipip.c
@@ -228,20 +228,24 @@ static struct ip_tunnel * ipip_tunnel_locate(struct ip_tunnel_parm *parms, int c
 	if (dev == NULL)
 		return NULL;
 
+	if (strchr(name, '%')) {
+		if (dev_alloc_name(dev, name) < 0)
+			goto failed_free;
+	}
+
 	nt = netdev_priv(dev);
 	dev->init = ipip_tunnel_init;
 	nt->parms = *parms;
 
-	if (register_netdevice(dev) < 0) {
-		free_netdev(dev);
-		goto failed;
-	}
+	if (register_netdevice(dev) < 0)
+		goto failed_free;
 
 	dev_hold(dev);
 	ipip_tunnel_link(nt);
 	return nt;
 
-failed:
+failed_free:
+	free_netdev(dev);
 	return NULL;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c
index 2a124e9a1b2d..78f438880923 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c
@@ -238,17 +238,24 @@ static struct ip6_tnl *ip6_tnl_create(struct ip6_tnl_parm *p)
 	if (dev == NULL)
 		goto failed;
 
+	if (strchr(name, '%')) {
+		if (dev_alloc_name(dev, name) < 0)
+			goto failed_free;
+	}
+
 	t = netdev_priv(dev);
 	dev->init = ip6_tnl_dev_init;
 	t->parms = *p;
 
-	if ((err = register_netdevice(dev)) < 0) {
-		free_netdev(dev);
-		goto failed;
-	}
+	if ((err = register_netdevice(dev)) < 0)
+		goto failed_free;
+
 	dev_hold(dev);
 	ip6_tnl_link(t);
 	return t;
+
+failed_free:
+	free_netdev(dev);
 failed:
 	return NULL;
 }
diff --git a/net/ipv6/sit.c b/net/ipv6/sit.c
index dde7801abeff..1656c003b989 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/sit.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/sit.c
@@ -171,6 +171,11 @@ static struct ip_tunnel * ipip6_tunnel_locate(struct ip_tunnel_parm *parms, int
 	if (dev == NULL)
 		return NULL;
 
+	if (strchr(name, '%')) {
+		if (dev_alloc_name(dev, name) < 0)
+			goto failed_free;
+	}
+
 	nt = netdev_priv(dev);
 	dev->init = ipip6_tunnel_init;
 	nt->parms = *parms;
@@ -178,16 +183,16 @@ static struct ip_tunnel * ipip6_tunnel_locate(struct ip_tunnel_parm *parms, int
 	if (parms->i_flags & SIT_ISATAP)
 		dev->priv_flags |= IFF_ISATAP;
 
-	if (register_netdevice(dev) < 0) {
-		free_netdev(dev);
-		goto failed;
-	}
+	if (register_netdevice(dev) < 0)
+		goto failed_free;
 
 	dev_hold(dev);
 
 	ipip6_tunnel_link(nt);
 	return nt;
 
+failed_free:
+	free_netdev(dev);
 failed:
 	return NULL;
 }