diff --git a/src/tests/kits/net/new_stack/interfaces/ether_drivers/ether_drivers.c b/src/tests/kits/net/new_stack/interfaces/ether_drivers/ether_drivers.c
index 2ed395a188..5832e3809f 100644
--- a/src/tests/kits/net/new_stack/interfaces/ether_drivers/ether_drivers.c
+++ b/src/tests/kits/net/new_stack/interfaces/ether_drivers/ether_drivers.c
@@ -239,7 +239,10 @@ status_t register_device(const char *path, void *cookie)
 	edd->max_frame_size = frame_size;
 	edd->reader_thread = -1;
 
-	return g_stack->register_layer(path, "ethernet/frame", 0, &nlmi, edd, NULL);
+	if (strncmp(path, "/dev/net/", 9) == 0)
+		path += 9;	// drop the path root from layer(s) name(s)
+
+	return g_stack->register_layer(path, "interface/ethernet", 0, &nlmi, edd, NULL);
 }
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/tests/kits/net/new_stack/interfaces/loopback/loopback.c b/src/tests/kits/net/new_stack/interfaces/loopback/loopback.c
index 9cfad4a2a4..42aa7e1a07 100644
--- a/src/tests/kits/net/new_stack/interfaces/loopback/loopback.c
+++ b/src/tests/kits/net/new_stack/interfaces/loopback/loopback.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ status_t std_ops(int32 op, ...)
 			if (status != B_OK)
 				return status;
 			
-			return g_stack->register_layer("loopback", "loopback/frame", 0, &nlmi, NULL, NULL);
+			return g_stack->register_layer("loopback", "interface/*", 0, &nlmi, NULL, NULL);
 		}
 			
 		case B_MODULE_UNINIT: