diff --git a/package/swconfig/src/swlib.c b/package/swconfig/src/swlib.c
index 04b3bef49d..8a9fd7a29c 100644
--- a/package/swconfig/src/swlib.c
+++ b/package/swconfig/src/swlib.c
@@ -581,7 +581,7 @@ add_switch(struct nl_msg *msg, void *arg)
 	if (tb[SWITCH_ATTR_ID])
 		dev->id = nla_get_u32(tb[SWITCH_ATTR_ID]);
 	if (tb[SWITCH_ATTR_NAME])
-		dev->name = strdup(nla_get_string(tb[SWITCH_ATTR_DEV_NAME]));
+		dev->name = strdup(nla_get_string(tb[SWITCH_ATTR_NAME]));
 	if (tb[SWITCH_ATTR_PORTS])
 		dev->ports = nla_get_u32(tb[SWITCH_ATTR_PORTS]);
 	if (tb[SWITCH_ATTR_VLANS])