diff --git a/tools/examples/xen-backend.rules b/tools/examples/xen-backend.rules
index 21c6d8c8fc..2bd95d1a25 100644
--- a/tools/examples/xen-backend.rules
+++ b/tools/examples/xen-backend.rules
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ SUBSYSTEM=="xen-backend", KERNEL=="vtpm*", RUN+="/etc/xen/scripts/vtpm $env{ACTI
 SUBSYSTEM=="xen-backend", KERNEL=="vif*", ACTION=="online", RUN+="$env{script} online"
 SUBSYSTEM=="xen-backend", KERNEL=="vif*", ACTION=="offline", RUN+="$env{script} offline"
 SUBSYSTEM=="xen-backend", ACTION=="remove", RUN+="/etc/xen/scripts/xen-hotplug-cleanup"
+KERNEL=="evtchn", NAME="xen/%k"