diff --git a/net/tipc/link.c b/net/tipc/link.c
index 933764cdfe9..4cb500b53cf 100644
--- a/net/tipc/link.c
+++ b/net/tipc/link.c
@@ -332,12 +332,12 @@ struct link *tipc_link_create(struct tipc_node *n_ptr,
 
 	l_ptr->addr = peer;
 	if_name = strchr(b_ptr->name, ':') + 1;
-	sprintf(l_ptr->name, "%u.%u.%u:%s-%u.%u.%u:",
+	sprintf(l_ptr->name, "%u.%u.%u:%s-%u.%u.%u:unknown",
 		tipc_zone(tipc_own_addr), tipc_cluster(tipc_own_addr),
 		tipc_node(tipc_own_addr),
 		if_name,
 		tipc_zone(peer), tipc_cluster(peer), tipc_node(peer));
-		/* note: peer i/f is appended to link name by reset/activate */
+		/* note: peer i/f name is updated by reset/activate message */
 	memcpy(&l_ptr->media_addr, media_addr, sizeof(*media_addr));
 	l_ptr->owner = n_ptr;
 	l_ptr->checkpoint = 1;