diff --git a/unix/ifreq_linux.go b/unix/ifreq_linux.go
index 934af313..15721a51 100644
--- a/unix/ifreq_linux.go
+++ b/unix/ifreq_linux.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 package unix
 
 import (
-	"bytes"
 	"unsafe"
 )
 
@@ -45,13 +44,7 @@ func NewIfreq(name string) (*Ifreq, error) {
 
 // Name returns the interface name associated with the Ifreq.
 func (ifr *Ifreq) Name() string {
-	// BytePtrToString requires a NULL terminator or the program may crash. If
-	// one is not present, just return the empty string.
-	if !bytes.Contains(ifr.raw.Ifrn[:], []byte{0x00}) {
-		return ""
-	}
-
-	return BytePtrToString(&ifr.raw.Ifrn[0])
+	return ByteSliceToString(ifr.raw.Ifrn[:])
 }
 
 // According to netdevice(7), only AF_INET addresses are returned for numerous
diff --git a/unix/ifreq_linux_test.go b/unix/ifreq_linux_test.go
index 7a6d56cf..b81a8b63 100644
--- a/unix/ifreq_linux_test.go
+++ b/unix/ifreq_linux_test.go
@@ -39,17 +39,6 @@ func TestIfreqSize(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestIfreqName(t *testing.T) {
-	// Invalid ifreq (no NULL terminator), so expect empty string.
-	var name [IFNAMSIZ]byte
-	for i := range name {
-		name[i] = 0xff
-	}
-
-	bad := &Ifreq{raw: ifreq{Ifrn: name}}
-	if got := bad.Name(); got != "" {
-		t.Fatalf("expected empty ifreq name, but got: %q", got)
-	}
-
 	// Valid ifreq, expect the hard-coded testIfreq name.
 	ifr := testIfreq(t)
 	if want, got := ifreqName, ifr.Name(); want != got {