diff --git a/weave b/weave
index c9e7399d59..084c30b78f 100755
--- a/weave
+++ b/weave
@@ -318,8 +318,8 @@ CONTAINER_NAME=${WEAVE_CONTAINER_NAME:-weave}
 BRIDGE=weave
 # This value is overridden when the datapath is used unbridged
 DATAPATH=datapath
-BRIDGE_IFNAME=link-${BRIDGE}
-DATAPATH_IFNAME=${DATAPATH}-link
+BRIDGE_IFNAME=veth-${BRIDGE}
+DATAPATH_IFNAME=vethwe${DATAPATH}
 CONTAINER_IFNAME=ethwe
 # ROUTER_HOSTNETNS_IFNAME is only used for fastdp with encryption
 ROUTER_HOSTNETNS_IFNAME=veth-weave