diff --git a/package/base-files/files/etc/sysctl.conf b/package/base-files/files/etc/sysctl.conf
index 8f3de1aac0..2ea1f1a8e3 100644
--- a/package/base-files/files/etc/sysctl.conf
+++ b/package/base-files/files/etc/sysctl.conf
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 kernel.panic=3
+kernel.core.pattern=/tmp/%e.%t.%p.%s.core
+
 net.ipv4.conf.default.arp_ignore=1
 net.ipv4.conf.all.arp_ignore=1
 net.ipv4.ip_forward=1
diff --git a/package/network/config/netifd/files/etc/init.d/network b/package/network/config/netifd/files/etc/init.d/network
index 542fc08958..bdadbbce6d 100755
--- a/package/network/config/netifd/files/etc/init.d/network
+++ b/package/network/config/netifd/files/etc/init.d/network
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ start_service() {
 	procd_set_param watch network.interface
 	[ -e /proc/sys/kernel/core_pattern ] && {
 		procd_set_param limits core="unlimited"
-		echo '/tmp/%e.%p.%s.%t.core' > /proc/sys/kernel/core_pattern
 	}
 	procd_close_instance
 }