diff --git a/dahdi.rules b/dahdi.rules
index 8674cd1..b0e1e00 100644
--- a/dahdi.rules
+++ b/dahdi.rules
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 # DAHDI devices with ownership/permissions for running as non-root
 SUBSYSTEM=="dahdi",		OWNER="asterisk", GROUP="asterisk", MODE="0660"
+
+# Backward compat names: /dev/dahdi/<channo>
+SUBSYSTEM=="dahdi_channels",	SYMLINK+="dahdi/%m"
+
+# hotplug support
 SUBSYSTEM=="dahdi_devices",	RUN="/usr/share/dahdi/handle_device"
 SUBSYSTEM=="dahdi_spans",	RUN="/usr/share/dahdi/span_config"