diff --git a/package/base-files/Makefile b/package/base-files/Makefile
index d8ee46eaff..0c0c1cee30 100644
--- a/package/base-files/Makefile
+++ b/package/base-files/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/kernel.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/version.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=base-files
-PKG_RELEASE:=175
+PKG_RELEASE:=176
 PKG_FLAGS:=nonshared
 
 PKG_FILE_DEPENDS:=$(PLATFORM_DIR)/ $(GENERIC_PLATFORM_DIR)/base-files/
diff --git a/package/base-files/files/bin/config_generate b/package/base-files/files/bin/config_generate
index 6230b0892f..a8311fc595 100755
--- a/package/base-files/files/bin/config_generate
+++ b/package/base-files/files/bin/config_generate
@@ -119,17 +119,14 @@ generate_network() {
 		;;
 
 		pppoe)
-			# fixup IPv6 slave interface
-			ifname="pppoe-$1"
-
 			uci -q batch <<-EOF
 				set network.$1.proto='pppoe'
 				set network.$1.username='username'
 				set network.$1.password='password'
-				set network.$1.ipv6='auto'
+				set network.$1.ipv6='1'
 				delete network.${1}6
 				set network.${1}6='interface'
-				set network.${1}6.ifname='$ifname'
+				set network.${1}6.ifname='@${1}'
 				set network.${1}6.proto='dhcpv6'
 			EOF
 		;;