diff --git a/package/ppp/Makefile b/package/ppp/Makefile
index 66f72de21d..e90d4ccfac 100644
--- a/package/ppp/Makefile
+++ b/package/ppp/Makefile
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ define Package/ppp/install
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/etc/ppp/ipv6-up $(1)/etc/ppp/
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/etc/ppp/ipv6-down $(1)/etc/ppp/
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) ./files/etc/ppp/options $(1)/etc/ppp/
-	ln -sf /tmp/resolv.conf.auto $(1)/etc/ppp/resolv.conf
+	ln -sf /tmp/resolv.conf.ppp $(1)/etc/ppp/resolv.conf
 endef
 	
 define Package/ppp-mod-pppoa/install
diff --git a/package/ppp/files/etc/ppp/ip-up b/package/ppp/files/etc/ppp/ip-up
index 4b44b25d0b..3895929539 100755
--- a/package/ppp/files/etc/ppp/ip-up
+++ b/package/ppp/files/etc/ppp/ip-up
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/sh
+
 . /etc/functions.sh
+. /lib/network/config.sh
+
 PPP_IFACE="$1"
 PPP_TTY="$2"
 PPP_SPEED="$3"
@@ -14,8 +17,9 @@ export PPP_IFACE PPP_TTY PPP_SPEED PPP_LOCAL PPP_REMOTE PPP_IPPARAM
 	uci_set_state network "$PPP_IPPARAM" gateway "$PPP_REMOTE"
 
 	local dns="$DNS1${DNS2:+ $DNS2}"
-	[ -n "$dns" ] && uci_set_state network "$PPP_IPPARAM" dns "$dns"
+	[ -n "$dns" ] && add_dns "$PPP_IPPARAM" $dns
 }
+
 [ -z "$PPP_IPPARAM" ] || env -i ACTION="ifup" INTERFACE="$PPP_IPPARAM" DEVICE="$PPP_IFACE" PROTO=ppp /sbin/hotplug-call "iface"
 
 [ -d /etc/ppp/ip-up.d ] && {
diff --git a/package/ppp/files/ppp.sh b/package/ppp/files/ppp.sh
index 42daef9220..53cfb1be1a 100644
--- a/package/ppp/files/ppp.sh
+++ b/package/ppp/files/ppp.sh
@@ -4,10 +4,7 @@ stop_interface_ppp() {
 	local proto
 	config_get proto "$cfg" proto
 
-	local ifname
-	config_get ifname "$cfg" ifname
-
-	local link="$proto-${ifname#$proto-}"
+	local link="$proto-$cfg"
 	[ -f "/var/run/ppp-${link}.pid" ] && {
 		local pid="$(head -n1 /var/run/ppp-${link}.pid 2>/dev/null)"
 		local try=0
@@ -18,6 +15,8 @@ stop_interface_ppp() {
 		rm -f "/var/run/ppp-${link}.pid"
 	}
 
+	remove_dns "$cfg"
+
 	local lock="/var/lock/ppp-$link"
 	[ -f "$lock" ] && lock -u "$lock"
 }
@@ -85,17 +84,11 @@ start_pppd() {
 	local peerdns
 	config_get_bool peerdns "$cfg" peerdns $peer_default
 
-	if [ "$peerdns" -eq 1 ] || [ ! -e /tmp/resolv.conf.auto ]; then
-		echo -n "" > /tmp/resolv.conf.auto
-	fi
-
 	[ "$peerdns" -eq 1 ] && {
 		peerdns="usepeerdns"
 	} || {
 		peerdns=""
-		for dns in $dns; do
-			echo "nameserver $dns" >> /tmp/resolv.conf.auto
-		done
+		add_dns "$cfg" $dns
 	}
 
 	local demand
@@ -104,8 +97,7 @@ start_pppd() {
 	local demandargs
 	[ "$demand" -eq 1 ] && {
 		demandargs="precompiled-active-filter /etc/ppp/filter demand idle"
-		[ "$has_dns" -eq 0 ] && \
-			echo "nameserver 1.1.1.1" > /tmp/resolv.conf.auto
+		[ "$has_dns" -eq 0 ] && add_dns "$cfg" 1.1.1.1
 	} || {
 		demandargs="persist"
 	}