diff --git a/package/base-files/files/lib/functions/uci-defaults-new.sh b/package/base-files/files/lib/functions/uci-defaults-new.sh
index 0751744dcb..7222ff839c 100755
--- a/package/base-files/files/lib/functions/uci-defaults-new.sh
+++ b/package/base-files/files/lib/functions/uci-defaults-new.sh
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ ucidef_add_switch() {
 	json_select_object switch
 
 	json_select_object $name
-	[ "$enable" -eq 1 ] && json_add_boolean enable 1
-	[ "$reset" -eq 1 ] && json_add_boolean reset 1
+	json_add_boolean enable $enable
+	json_add_boolean reset $reset
 	json_select ..
 
 	json_select ..