diff --git a/src/base/bittorrent/session.cpp b/src/base/bittorrent/session.cpp
index 1644e00aa..96a17f738 100644
--- a/src/base/bittorrent/session.cpp
+++ b/src/base/bittorrent/session.cpp
@@ -290,6 +290,7 @@ Session::Session(QObject *parent)
     , m_port(BITTORRENT_SESSION_KEY("Port"), 8999)
     , m_useRandomPort(BITTORRENT_SESSION_KEY("UseRandomPort"), false)
     , m_networkInterface(BITTORRENT_SESSION_KEY("Interface"))
+    , m_networkInterfaceName(BITTORRENT_SESSION_KEY("InterfaceName"))
     , m_networkInterfaceAddress(BITTORRENT_SESSION_KEY("InterfaceAddress"))
     , m_isIPv6Enabled(BITTORRENT_SESSION_KEY("IPv6Enabled"), false)
     , m_encryption(BITTORRENT_SESSION_KEY("Encryption"), 0)
@@ -2251,6 +2252,16 @@ void Session::setNetworkInterface(const QString &interface)
     }
 }
 
+QString Session::networkInterfaceName() const
+{
+    return m_networkInterfaceName;
+}
+
+void Session::setNetworkInterfaceName(const QString &name)
+{
+    m_networkInterfaceName = name;
+}
+
 QString Session::networkInterfaceAddress() const
 {
     return m_networkInterfaceAddress;
diff --git a/src/base/bittorrent/session.h b/src/base/bittorrent/session.h
index 8ddc47efc..b4a3ae8f3 100644
--- a/src/base/bittorrent/session.h
+++ b/src/base/bittorrent/session.h
@@ -260,6 +260,8 @@ namespace BitTorrent
         void setUseRandomPort(bool value);
         QString networkInterface() const;
         void setNetworkInterface(const QString &interface);
+        QString networkInterfaceName() const;
+        void setNetworkInterfaceName(const QString &name);
         QString networkInterfaceAddress() const;
         void setNetworkInterfaceAddress(const QString &address);
         bool isIPv6Enabled() const;
@@ -551,6 +553,7 @@ namespace BitTorrent
         CachedSettingValue<int> m_port;
         CachedSettingValue<bool> m_useRandomPort;
         CachedSettingValue<QString> m_networkInterface;
+        CachedSettingValue<QString> m_networkInterfaceName;
         CachedSettingValue<QString> m_networkInterfaceAddress;
         CachedSettingValue<bool> m_isIPv6Enabled;
         CachedSettingValue<int> m_encryption;
diff --git a/src/base/preferences.cpp b/src/base/preferences.cpp
index f89333149..ad6123598 100644
--- a/src/base/preferences.cpp
+++ b/src/base/preferences.cpp
@@ -701,16 +701,6 @@ void Preferences::resolvePeerHostNames(bool resolve)
     setValue("Preferences/Connection/ResolvePeerHostNames", resolve);
 }
 
-QString Preferences::getNetworkInterfaceName() const
-{
-    return value("Preferences/Connection/InterfaceName").toString();
-}
-
-void Preferences::setNetworkInterfaceName(const QString& iface)
-{
-    setValue("Preferences/Connection/InterfaceName", iface);
-}
-
 #if (defined(Q_OS_UNIX) && !defined(Q_OS_MAC))
 bool Preferences::useSystemIconTheme() const
 {
diff --git a/src/base/preferences.h b/src/base/preferences.h
index 18bd1a1b6..d5780ea6b 100644
--- a/src/base/preferences.h
+++ b/src/base/preferences.h
@@ -226,8 +226,6 @@ public:
     void resolvePeerCountries(bool resolve);
     bool resolvePeerHostNames() const;
     void resolvePeerHostNames(bool resolve);
-    QString getNetworkInterfaceName() const;
-    void setNetworkInterfaceName(const QString& iface);
 #if (defined(Q_OS_UNIX) && !defined(Q_OS_MAC))
     bool useSystemIconTheme() const;
     void useSystemIconTheme(bool enabled);
diff --git a/src/base/settingsstorage.cpp b/src/base/settingsstorage.cpp
index df97a6c3a..31dd9590c 100644
--- a/src/base/settingsstorage.cpp
+++ b/src/base/settingsstorage.cpp
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ namespace
             {"BitTorrent/Session/UseRandomPort", "Preferences/General/UseRandomPort"},
             {"BitTorrent/Session/IPv6Enabled", "Preferences/Connection/InterfaceListenIPv6"},
             {"BitTorrent/Session/Interface", "Preferences/Connection/Interface"},
+            {"BitTorrent/Session/InterfaceName", "Preferences/Connection/InterfaceName"},
             {"BitTorrent/Session/InterfaceAddress", "Preferences/Connection/InterfaceAddress"},
             {"BitTorrent/Session/SaveResumeDataInterval", "Preferences/Downloads/SaveResumeDataInterval"},
             {"BitTorrent/Session/Encryption", "Preferences/Bittorrent/Encryption"},
diff --git a/src/gui/advancedsettings.cpp b/src/gui/advancedsettings.cpp
index c1182c9fc..e6a66257f 100644
--- a/src/gui/advancedsettings.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/advancedsettings.cpp
@@ -146,11 +146,11 @@ void AdvancedSettings::saveAdvancedSettings()
     if (combo_iface.currentIndex() == 0) {
         // All interfaces (default)
         session->setNetworkInterface(QString());
-        pref->setNetworkInterfaceName(QString());
+        session->setNetworkInterfaceName(QString());
     }
     else {
         session->setNetworkInterface(combo_iface.itemData(combo_iface.currentIndex()).toString());
-        pref->setNetworkInterfaceName(combo_iface.currentText());
+        session->setNetworkInterfaceName(combo_iface.currentText());
     }
 
     // Interface address
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ void AdvancedSettings::loadAdvancedSettings()
     }
     // Saved interface does not exist, show it anyway
     if (!interface_exists) {
-        combo_iface.addItem(pref->getNetworkInterfaceName(), current_iface);
+        combo_iface.addItem(session->networkInterfaceName(), current_iface);
         combo_iface.setCurrentIndex(i);
     }
     addRow(NETWORK_IFACE, tr("Network Interface (requires restart)"), &combo_iface);