diff --git a/headers/posix/net/if_types.h b/headers/posix/net/if_types.h
index 5f623a95bb..9d3c16ec23 100644
--- a/headers/posix/net/if_types.h
+++ b/headers/posix/net/if_types.h
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #define IFT_SLIP		0x1c
 #define IFT_LOCALTALK	0x2a
 #define IFT_MODEM		0x30
-#define IFT_TUN			0x83
+#define IFT_TUNNEL		0x83
 #define IFT_L2VLAN		0x87
 #define IFT_BRIDGE		0xd1
 
diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/network/datalink_protocols/loopback_frame/loopback_frame.cpp b/src/add-ons/kernel/network/datalink_protocols/loopback_frame/loopback_frame.cpp
index ff72befec3..a2828f362c 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/network/datalink_protocols/loopback_frame/loopback_frame.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/network/datalink_protocols/loopback_frame/loopback_frame.cpp
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ status_t
 loopback_frame_init(struct net_interface*interface, net_domain* domain,
 	net_datalink_protocol** _protocol)
 {
-	if (interface->device->type != IFT_LOOP && interface->device->type != IFT_TUN)
+	if (interface->device->type != IFT_LOOP && interface->device->type != IFT_TUNNEL)
 		return B_BAD_TYPE;
 
 	loopback_frame_protocol* protocol;
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ loopback_frame_init(struct net_interface*interface, net_domain* domain,
 	if (interface->device->type == IFT_LOOP) {
 		// Locally received buffers don't need a domain device handler, as the
 		// buffer reception is handled internally.
-	} else if (interface->device->type == IFT_TUN) {
+	} else if (interface->device->type == IFT_TUNNEL) {
 		status = stack->register_domain_device_handler(
 			interface->device, B_NET_FRAME_TYPE(IFT_ETHER, ETHER_TYPE_IP), domain);
 		if (status != B_OK)
diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/network/devices/tunnel/tunnel.cpp b/src/add-ons/kernel/network/devices/tunnel/tunnel.cpp
index 81c8ebc77f..74ffc0a2a6 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/network/devices/tunnel/tunnel.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/network/devices/tunnel/tunnel.cpp
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ tunnel_init(const char* name, net_device** _device)
 		device->address.length = ETHER_ADDRESS_LENGTH;
 	} else {
 		device->flags = IFF_POINTOPOINT | IFF_LINK;
-		device->type = IFT_TUN;
+		device->type = IFT_TUNNEL;
 	}
 
 	status_t status = gStackModule->init_fifo(&device->send_queue,
diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/network/stack/stack.cpp b/src/add-ons/kernel/network/stack/stack.cpp
index 4762484ce3..2988219939 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/network/stack/stack.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/network/stack/stack.cpp
@@ -833,7 +833,7 @@ init_stack()
 	// TODO: for now!
 	register_domain_datalink_protocols(AF_INET, IFT_LOOP,
 		"network/datalink_protocols/loopback_frame/v1", NULL);
-	register_domain_datalink_protocols(AF_INET, IFT_TUN,
+	register_domain_datalink_protocols(AF_INET, IFT_TUNNEL,
 		"network/datalink_protocols/loopback_frame/v1", NULL);
 #if 0 // PPP is not (currently) included in the build
 	register_domain_datalink_protocols(AF_INET, IFT_PPP,