diff --git a/package/kernel/broadcom-wl/files/etc/hotplug.d/net/20-broadcom_wds b/package/kernel/broadcom-wl/files/etc/hotplug.d/net/20-broadcom_wds
index 0a563c2dbd..4e56d21acf 100644
--- a/package/kernel/broadcom-wl/files/etc/hotplug.d/net/20-broadcom_wds
+++ b/package/kernel/broadcom-wl/files/etc/hotplug.d/net/20-broadcom_wds
@@ -56,6 +56,6 @@ setup_broadcom_wds() {
 
 case "$ACTION" in
 	add|register)
-		[ "${INTERFACE%%0.*}" = wds ] && setup_broadcom_wds "$INTERFACE"
+		[ "${INTERFACE%%0-*}" = wds ] && setup_broadcom_wds "$INTERFACE"
 	;;
 esac
diff --git a/package/kernel/broadcom-wl/files/lib/wifi/broadcom.sh b/package/kernel/broadcom-wl/files/lib/wifi/broadcom.sh
index 4d81bcb1b4..506b077ef2 100644
--- a/package/kernel/broadcom-wl/files/lib/wifi/broadcom.sh
+++ b/package/kernel/broadcom-wl/files/lib/wifi/broadcom.sh
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ scan_broadcom() {
 
 	local _c=
 	for vif in ${adhoc_if:-$sta_if $ap_if $mon_if}; do
-		config_set "$vif" ifname "${device}${_c:+.$_c}"
+		config_set "$vif" ifname "${device}${_c:+-$_c}"
 		_c=$((${_c:-0} + 1))
 	done
 	config_set "$device" vifs "${adhoc_if:-$sta_if $ap_if $mon_if}"
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ disable_broadcom() {
 		include /lib/network
 
 		# make sure the interfaces are down and removed from all bridges
-		for dev in $device ${device}.1 ${device}.2 ${device}.3; do
+		for dev in $device ${device}-1 ${device}-2 ${device}-3; do
 			ifconfig "$dev" down 2>/dev/null >/dev/null && {
 				unbridge "$dev"
 			}
diff --git a/package/kernel/broadcom-wl/patches/013-interface-name.patch b/package/kernel/broadcom-wl/patches/013-interface-name.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3a136de037
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/kernel/broadcom-wl/patches/013-interface-name.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- a/driver/wl_linux.c
++++ b/driver/wl_linux.c
+@@ -1556,7 +1556,7 @@ wl_add_if(wl_info_t *wl, struct wlc_if*
+ 
+ 	wl_if_setup(wlif->dev);
+ 
+-	sprintf(wlif->dev->name, "%s%d.%d", devname, wl->pub->unit, wlif->subunit);
++	sprintf(wlif->dev->name, "%s%d-%d", devname, wl->pub->unit, wlif->subunit);
+ 	if (remote)
+ 		bcopy(remote, &wlif->remote, ETHER_ADDR_LEN);
+