diff --git a/fs/proc/proc_net.c b/fs/proc/proc_net.c
index a63af3e0a612..39481028ec08 100644
--- a/fs/proc/proc_net.c
+++ b/fs/proc/proc_net.c
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ static struct pernet_operations __net_initdata proc_net_ns_ops = {
 
 int __init proc_net_init(void)
 {
-	proc_symlink("net", NULL, "self/net");
+	proc_symlink("net", NULL, "thread-self/net");
 
 	return register_pernet_subsys(&proc_net_ns_ops);
 }