diff --git a/src/ieee1905/topologyd.c b/src/ieee1905/topologyd.c
index 197b7c3ce9c4197be6b1b30c126dcd6bcff85279..eeca40758bdb98bc143786493b70b8715a846a88 100644
--- a/src/ieee1905/topologyd.c
+++ b/src/ieee1905/topologyd.c
@@ -2864,7 +2864,6 @@ int send_buildcmdu(struct topologyd_private *priv, uint16_t msg_type)
 	blob_buf_init(&b, 0);
 
 	blobmsg_add_u32(&b, "type", (uint32_t)msg_type);
-	blobmsg_add_string(&b, "ifname", "lo");
 
 	if (ubus_lookup_id(priv->ctx, I1905_OBJ, &id)) {
 		dbg("[%s:%d] not present i1905", __func__, __LINE__);