diff --git a/package/netifd/files/etc/hotplug.d/iface/00-netstate b/package/netifd/files/etc/hotplug.d/iface/00-netstate
index d5cf761669..c50cda6eac 100644
--- a/package/netifd/files/etc/hotplug.d/iface/00-netstate
+++ b/package/netifd/files/etc/hotplug.d/iface/00-netstate
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 [ ifup = "$ACTION" ] && {
 	uci_toggle_state network "$INTERFACE" up 1
 	uci_toggle_state network "$INTERFACE" connect_time $(sed -ne 's![^0-9].*$!!p' /proc/uptime)
-	[ -n "$DEVICE" ] && uci_toggle_state network "$INTERFACE" ifname "$DEVICE"
+	[ -n "$DEVICE" ] && {
+		uci_toggle_state network "$INTERFACE" device "$(uci -q get network.$INTERFACE.ifname)"
+		uci_toggle_state network "$INTERFACE" ifname "$DEVICE"
+	}
 }