diff --git a/net/8021q/vlan.c b/net/8021q/vlan.c
index 541542e..5cacad0 100644
--- a/net/8021q/vlan.c
+++ b/net/8021q/vlan.c
@@ -52,9 +52,6 @@
 static char vlan_copyright[] = "Ben Greear <greearb@candelatech.com>";
 static char vlan_buggyright[] = "David S. Miller <davem@redhat.com>";
 
-/* Determines interface naming scheme. */
-unsigned short vlan_name_type = VLAN_NAME_TYPE_RAW_PLUS_VID_NO_PAD;
-
 static struct packet_type vlan_packet_type = {
 	.type = __constant_htons(ETH_P_8021Q),
 	.func = vlan_skb_recv, /* VLAN receive method */
@@ -299,6 +296,8 @@
 				unsigned short VLAN_ID)
 {
 	struct net_device *new_dev;
+	struct net *net = dev_net(real_dev);
+	struct vlan_net *vn = net_generic(net, vlan_net_id);
 	char name[IFNAMSIZ];
 	int err;
 
@@ -310,7 +309,7 @@
 		return err;
 
 	/* Gotta set up the fields for the device. */
-	switch (vlan_name_type) {
+	switch (vn->name_type) {
 	case VLAN_NAME_TYPE_RAW_PLUS_VID:
 		/* name will look like:	 eth1.0005 */
 		snprintf(name, IFNAMSIZ, "%s.%.4i", real_dev->name, VLAN_ID);
@@ -580,7 +579,10 @@
 			break;
 		if ((args.u.name_type >= 0) &&
 		    (args.u.name_type < VLAN_NAME_TYPE_HIGHEST)) {
-			vlan_name_type = args.u.name_type;
+			struct vlan_net *vn;
+
+			vn = net_generic(net, vlan_net_id);
+			vn->name_type = args.u.name_type;
 			err = 0;
 		} else {
 			err = -EINVAL;
@@ -642,6 +644,8 @@
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto err_assign;
 
+	vn->name_type = VLAN_NAME_TYPE_RAW_PLUS_VID_NO_PAD;
+
 	err = vlan_proc_init(net);
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto err_proc;
diff --git a/net/8021q/vlan.h b/net/8021q/vlan.h
index 7258357..5229a72 100644
--- a/net/8021q/vlan.h
+++ b/net/8021q/vlan.h
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
 
 #include <linux/if_vlan.h>
 
-extern unsigned short vlan_name_type;
-
 #define VLAN_GRP_HASH_SHIFT	5
 #define VLAN_GRP_HASH_SIZE	(1 << VLAN_GRP_HASH_SHIFT)
 #define VLAN_GRP_HASH_MASK	(VLAN_GRP_HASH_SIZE - 1)
@@ -59,6 +57,8 @@
 	struct proc_dir_entry *proc_vlan_dir;
 	/* /proc/net/vlan/config */
 	struct proc_dir_entry *proc_vlan_conf;
+	/* Determines interface naming scheme. */
+	unsigned short name_type;
 };
 
 #endif /* !(__BEN_VLAN_802_1Q_INC__) */
diff --git a/net/8021q/vlanproc.c b/net/8021q/vlanproc.c
index cc17b72..daad006 100644
--- a/net/8021q/vlanproc.c
+++ b/net/8021q/vlanproc.c
@@ -260,13 +260,16 @@
 
 static int vlan_seq_show(struct seq_file *seq, void *v)
 {
+	struct net *net = seq_file_net(seq);
+	struct vlan_net *vn = net_generic(net, vlan_net_id);
+
 	if (v == SEQ_START_TOKEN) {
 		const char *nmtype = NULL;
 
 		seq_puts(seq, "VLAN Dev name	 | VLAN ID\n");
 
-		if (vlan_name_type < ARRAY_SIZE(vlan_name_type_str))
-		    nmtype =  vlan_name_type_str[vlan_name_type];
+		if (vn->name_type < ARRAY_SIZE(vlan_name_type_str))
+		    nmtype =  vlan_name_type_str[vn->name_type];
 
 		seq_printf(seq, "Name-Type: %s\n",
 			   nmtype ? nmtype :  "UNKNOWN");