diff --git a/arch/arm/src/c5471/c5471_ethernet.c b/arch/arm/src/c5471/c5471_ethernet.c
index 12a15eee7c..abf608cf04 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/c5471/c5471_ethernet.c
+++ b/arch/arm/src/c5471/c5471_ethernet.c
@@ -2156,7 +2156,7 @@ void up_netinitialize(void)
 
   /* Register the device with the OS so that socket IOCTLs can be performed */
 
-  (void)netdev_register(&g_c5471[0].c_dev);
+  (void)netdev_register(&g_c5471[0].c_dev, NET_LL_ETHERNET);
 }
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_NET */
diff --git a/arch/arm/src/kinetis/kinetis_enet.c b/arch/arm/src/kinetis/kinetis_enet.c
index 096d3fbd0e..9042fca407 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/kinetis/kinetis_enet.c
+++ b/arch/arm/src/kinetis/kinetis_enet.c
@@ -1541,7 +1541,7 @@ int kinetis_netinitialize(int intf)
 
   /* Register the device with the OS so that socket IOCTLs can be performed */
 
-  (void)netdev_register(&priv->dev);
+  (void)netdev_register(&priv->dev, NET_LL_ETHERNET);
   return OK;
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/src/lpc17xx/lpc17_ethernet.c b/arch/arm/src/lpc17xx/lpc17_ethernet.c
index 46c857ed2a..05108d3cfa 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/lpc17xx/lpc17_ethernet.c
+++ b/arch/arm/src/lpc17xx/lpc17_ethernet.c
@@ -2587,7 +2587,7 @@ static inline int lpc17_ethinitialize(int intf)
 
   /* Register the device with the OS so that socket IOCTLs can be performed */
 
-  (void)netdev_register(&priv->lp_dev);
+  (void)netdev_register(&priv->lp_dev, NET_LL_ETHERNET);
   return OK;
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/src/sam34/sam_emac.c b/arch/arm/src/sam34/sam_emac.c
index bb0e1ff2d4..2573778a4d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/sam34/sam_emac.c
+++ b/arch/arm/src/sam34/sam_emac.c
@@ -3108,7 +3108,7 @@ void up_netinitialize(void)
 
   /* Register the device with the OS so that socket IOCTLs can be performed */
 
-  ret = netdev_register(&priv->dev);
+  ret = netdev_register(&priv->dev, NET_LL_ETHERNET);
   if (ret >= 0)
     {
       return;
diff --git a/arch/arm/src/sama5/sam_emaca.c b/arch/arm/src/sama5/sam_emaca.c
index f7df54fd61..ecfa5a45c7 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/sama5/sam_emaca.c
+++ b/arch/arm/src/sama5/sam_emaca.c
@@ -3157,7 +3157,7 @@ int sam_emac_initialize(void)
 
   /* Register the device with the OS so that socket IOCTLs can be performed */
 
-  ret = netdev_register(&priv->dev);
+  ret = netdev_register(&priv->dev, NET_LL_ETHERNET);
   if (ret >= 0)
     {
       return ret;
diff --git a/arch/arm/src/sama5/sam_emacb.c b/arch/arm/src/sama5/sam_emacb.c
index b52144cef7..a32174512d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/sama5/sam_emacb.c
+++ b/arch/arm/src/sama5/sam_emacb.c
@@ -3851,7 +3851,7 @@ int sam_emac_initialize(int intf)
 
   /* Register the device with the OS so that socket IOCTLs can be performed */
 
-  ret = netdev_register(&priv->dev);
+  ret = netdev_register(&priv->dev, NET_LL_ETHERNET);
   if (ret >= 0)
     {
       return ret;
diff --git a/arch/arm/src/sama5/sam_gmac.c b/arch/arm/src/sama5/sam_gmac.c
index fb18c8953f..7f112b04c3 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/sama5/sam_gmac.c
+++ b/arch/arm/src/sama5/sam_gmac.c
@@ -3229,7 +3229,7 @@ int sam_gmac_initialize(void)
 
   /* Register the device with the OS so that socket IOCTLs can be performed */
 
-  ret = netdev_register(&priv->dev);
+  ret = netdev_register(&priv->dev, NET_LL_ETHERNET);
   if (ret >= 0)
     {
       return ret;
diff --git a/arch/arm/src/stm32/stm32_eth.c b/arch/arm/src/stm32/stm32_eth.c
index 729e034f54..e72a008afb 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/stm32/stm32_eth.c
+++ b/arch/arm/src/stm32/stm32_eth.c
@@ -3610,7 +3610,7 @@ int stm32_ethinitialize(int intf)
 
   /* Register the device with the OS so that socket IOCTLs can be performed */
 
-  (void)netdev_register(&priv->dev);
+  (void)netdev_register(&priv->dev, NET_LL_ETHERNET);
   return OK;
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/src/tiva/tiva_ethernet.c b/arch/arm/src/tiva/tiva_ethernet.c
index a235fe0c14..1fb19f8828 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/tiva/tiva_ethernet.c
+++ b/arch/arm/src/tiva/tiva_ethernet.c
@@ -1448,7 +1448,7 @@ static inline int tiva_ethinitialize(int intf)
 
   /* Register the device with the OS so that socket IOCTLs can be performed */
 
-  (void)netdev_register(&priv->ld_dev);
+  (void)netdev_register(&priv->ld_dev, NET_LL_ETHERNET);
   return OK;
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/hc/src/m9s12/m9s12_ethernet.c b/arch/hc/src/m9s12/m9s12_ethernet.c
index 023bc922b2..b179fb728d 100644
--- a/arch/hc/src/m9s12/m9s12_ethernet.c
+++ b/arch/hc/src/m9s12/m9s12_ethernet.c
@@ -685,7 +685,7 @@ int emac_initialize(int intf)
 
   /* Register the device with the OS so that socket IOCTLs can be performed */
 
-  (void)netdev_register(&priv->d_dev);
+  (void)netdev_register(&priv->d_dev, NET_LL_ETHERNET);
   return OK;
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/mips/src/pic32mx/pic32mx-ethernet.c b/arch/mips/src/pic32mx/pic32mx-ethernet.c
index eeaf3ad5c1..f1633f7529 100644
--- a/arch/mips/src/pic32mx/pic32mx-ethernet.c
+++ b/arch/mips/src/pic32mx/pic32mx-ethernet.c
@@ -3143,7 +3143,7 @@ static inline int pic32mx_ethinitialize(int intf)
 
   /* Register the device with the OS so that socket IOCTLs can be performed */
 
-  (void)netdev_register(&priv->pd_dev);
+  (void)netdev_register(&priv->pd_dev, NET_LL_ETHERNET);
   return OK;
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/sim/src/up_netdriver.c b/arch/sim/src/up_netdriver.c
index c6636a0454..90ff0bb3e6 100644
--- a/arch/sim/src/up_netdriver.c
+++ b/arch/sim/src/up_netdriver.c
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ int netdriver_init(void)
 
   /* Register the device with the OS so that socket IOCTLs can be performed */
 
-  (void)netdev_register(&g_sim_dev);
+  (void)netdev_register(&g_sim_dev, NET_LL_ETHERNET);
   return OK;
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/z80/src/ez80/ez80_emac.c b/arch/z80/src/ez80/ez80_emac.c
index baaa953cf1..f0f1797eb7 100644
--- a/arch/z80/src/ez80/ez80_emac.c
+++ b/arch/z80/src/ez80/ez80_emac.c
@@ -2148,7 +2148,7 @@ int up_netinitialize(void)
 
   /* Register the device with the OS so that socket IOCTLs can be performed */
 
-  (void)netdev_register(&priv->dev);
+  (void)netdev_register(&priv->dev, NET_LL_ETHERNET);
   return OK;
 
 errout: