diff --git a/package/base-files/Makefile b/package/base-files/Makefile
index 8e252153fe..87c43fdc0c 100644
--- a/package/base-files/Makefile
+++ b/package/base-files/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/version.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/feeds.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=base-files
-PKG_RELEASE:=215
+PKG_RELEASE:=216
 PKG_FLAGS:=nonshared
 
 PKG_FILE_DEPENDS:=$(PLATFORM_DIR)/ $(GENERIC_PLATFORM_DIR)/base-files/
diff --git a/package/base-files/files/lib/functions.sh b/package/base-files/files/lib/functions.sh
index fe908f7aa4..a77b669709 100755
--- a/package/base-files/files/lib/functions.sh
+++ b/package/base-files/files/lib/functions.sh
@@ -254,7 +254,6 @@ default_postinst() {
 		fi
 
 		if grep -m1 -q -s "^/etc/uci-defaults/" "$filelist"; then
-			. /lib/functions/system.sh
 			[ -d /tmp/.uci ] || mkdir -p /tmp/.uci
 			for i in $(grep -s "^/etc/uci-defaults/" "$filelist"); do
 				( [ -f "$i" ] && cd "$(dirname $i)" && . "$i" ) && rm -f "$i"