diff --git a/pkg/state/filter.go b/pkg/state/filter.go
index 381a01ffc..8b85e19da 100644
--- a/pkg/state/filter.go
+++ b/pkg/state/filter.go
@@ -78,7 +78,9 @@ func filterOutInterfaces(ifaces []interface{}, ifacesNames []Interface, interfac
 	for i, iface := range ifaces {
 		name := ifacesNames[i].Name
 		if !interfacesFilterGlob.Match(name) {
-			filterOutDynamicAttributes(iface.(map[string]interface{}))
+			ifaceState := iface.(map[string]interface{})
+			ifaceState["name"] = name
+			filterOutDynamicAttributes(ifaceState)
 			filteredInterfaces = append(filteredInterfaces, iface)
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/state/filter_test.go b/pkg/state/filter_test.go
index 0e2050578..0f5913b3b 100644
--- a/pkg/state/filter_test.go
+++ b/pkg/state/filter_test.go
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ interfaces:
 			filteredState = nmstate.NewState(`
 interfaces:
 - name: eth0
-- name: 1101010
+- name: "1101010"
 `)
 			interfacesFilterGlob = glob.MustCompile("0*")
 		})
@@ -366,8 +366,8 @@ interfaces:
 			filteredState = nmstate.NewState(`
 interfaces:
 - name: eth0
-- name: 0
-- name: 254
+- name: "0"
+- name: "254"
 `)
 			interfacesFilterGlob = glob.MustCompile("1*")
 		})