diff --git a/package/base-files/files/lib/functions/uci-defaults.sh b/package/base-files/files/lib/functions/uci-defaults.sh
index f144adefb4..e90090c40b 100644
--- a/package/base-files/files/lib/functions/uci-defaults.sh
+++ b/package/base-files/files/lib/functions/uci-defaults.sh
@@ -158,11 +158,12 @@ EOF
 ucidef_set_interface_raw() {
 	local cfg=$1
 	local ifname=$2
+	local proto=${3:-"none"}
 
 	uci batch <<EOF
 set network.$cfg='interface'
 set network.$cfg.ifname='$ifname'
-set network.$cfg.proto='none'
+set network.$cfg.proto='$proto'
 EOF
 }