diff --git a/nixos/modules/system/boot/networkd.nix b/nixos/modules/system/boot/networkd.nix
index f1aa9064bef4..d6b446e9ac22 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/system/boot/networkd.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/system/boot/networkd.nix
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ let
 
   checkLink = checkUnitConfig "Link" [
     (assertOnlyFields [
-      "Description" "Alias" "MACAddressPolicy" "MACAddress" "NamePolicy" "Name"
+      "Description" "Alias" "MACAddressPolicy" "MACAddress" "NamePolicy" "OriginalName"
       "MTUBytes" "BitsPerSecond" "Duplex" "AutoNegotiation" "WakeOnLan" "Port"
       "TCPSegmentationOffload" "TCP6SegmentationOffload" "GenericSegmentationOffload"
       "GenericReceiveOffload" "LargeReceiveOffload" "RxChannels" "TxChannels"