diff --git a/drivers/net/macsec.c b/drivers/net/macsec.c
index 351e701eb043..3ea47f28e143 100644
--- a/drivers/net/macsec.c
+++ b/drivers/net/macsec.c
@@ -2973,6 +2973,7 @@ static void macsec_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 	dev->priv_flags |= IFF_NO_QUEUE;
 	dev->netdev_ops = &macsec_netdev_ops;
 	dev->destructor = macsec_free_netdev;
+	SET_NETDEV_DEVTYPE(dev, &macsec_type);
 
 	eth_zero_addr(dev->broadcast);
 }