diff --git a/package/base-files/Makefile b/package/base-files/Makefile
index fcc24e5282..acd5e2e198 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:=136
+PKG_RELEASE:=137
 
 PKG_FILE_DEPENDS:=$(PLATFORM_DIR)/ $(GENERIC_PLATFORM_DIR)/base-files/
 PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS:=opkg/host
diff --git a/package/base-files/files/etc/hotplug.d/net/00-sysctl b/package/base-files/files/etc/hotplug.d/net/00-sysctl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5d9da8ac06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/base-files/files/etc/hotplug.d/net/00-sysctl
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+if [ -f /etc/sysctl.conf ] && [ "$ACTION" = add ]; then
+	sed -ne "/^[[:space:]]*net\..*\.$DEVICENAME\./p" /etc/sysctl.conf | \
+		sysctl -e -p - | logger -t sysctl
+fi
diff --git a/package/base-files/files/etc/init.d/sysctl b/package/base-files/files/etc/init.d/sysctl
index 2397790555..beeb79f7e6 100755
--- a/package/base-files/files/etc/init.d/sysctl
+++ b/package/base-files/files/etc/init.d/sysctl
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh /etc/rc.common
 # Copyright (C) 2006 OpenWrt.org 
 
-START=99
+START=0
 start() {
 	[ -f /etc/sysctl.conf ] && sysctl -p -e >&-
 }