diff --git a/net/netdev/netdev_register.c b/net/netdev/netdev_register.c
index 3694db5aad2..3ce1732fc6c 100644
--- a/net/netdev/netdev_register.c
+++ b/net/netdev/netdev_register.c
@@ -240,6 +240,7 @@ static int get_ifindex(void)
 
 int netdev_register(FAR struct net_driver_s *dev, enum net_lltype_e lltype)
 {
+  FAR struct net_driver_s **last;
   FAR char devfmt_str[IFNAMSIZ];
   FAR const char *devfmt;
   uint16_t pktsize = 0;
@@ -428,8 +429,15 @@ int netdev_register(FAR struct net_driver_s *dev, enum net_lltype_e lltype)
 
       /* Add the device to the list of known network devices */
 
-      dev->flink  = g_netdevices;
-      g_netdevices = dev;
+      last = &g_netdevices;
+      while (*last)
+        {
+          last = &((*last)->flink);
+        }
+
+      *last = dev;
+
+      dev->flink = NULL;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_IGMP
       /* Configure the device for IGMP support */