diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 44cd8f84b0..af62f88abb 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -236,6 +236,7 @@ foreach file : systemd_files
 endforeach
 
 udev_files = [
+  '65-persistent-net-nbft.rules',
   '70-nvmf-autoconnect.rules',
   '71-nvmf-netapp.rules',
 ]
diff --git a/nvmf-autoconnect/udev-rules/65-persistent-net-nbft.rules.in b/nvmf-autoconnect/udev-rules/65-persistent-net-nbft.rules.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..344942bca0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nvmf-autoconnect/udev-rules/65-persistent-net-nbft.rules.in
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# Avoid renaming nbft$X interfaces
+SUBSYSTEM=="net", ACTION!="remove", ENV{INTERFACE}=="nbft*", NAME:="%E{INTERFACE}"