diff --git a/package/network/config/netifd/Makefile b/package/network/config/netifd/Makefile
index d77fe9b96e..f8ad3a8d99 100644
--- a/package/network/config/netifd/Makefile
+++ b/package/network/config/netifd/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=netifd
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 
 PKG_SOURCE_PROTO:=git
 PKG_SOURCE_URL=$(PROJECT_GIT)/project/netifd.git
diff --git a/package/network/config/netifd/files/etc/hotplug.d/iface/00-netstate b/package/network/config/netifd/files/etc/hotplug.d/iface/00-netstate
index 023025cd1a..71ccb01915 100644
--- a/package/network/config/netifd/files/etc/hotplug.d/iface/00-netstate
+++ b/package/network/config/netifd/files/etc/hotplug.d/iface/00-netstate
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 [ ifup = "$ACTION" ] && {
 	uci_toggle_state network "$INTERFACE" up 1
 	[ -n "$DEVICE" ] && {
-		uci_toggle_state network "$INTERFACE" device "$(uci -q get network.$INTERFACE.ifname)"
 		uci_toggle_state network "$INTERFACE" ifname "$DEVICE"
 	}
 }
diff --git a/package/network/config/netifd/files/lib/network/config.sh b/package/network/config/netifd/files/lib/network/config.sh
index 9128971dab..0ded45edc4 100755
--- a/package/network/config/netifd/files/lib/network/config.sh
+++ b/package/network/config/netifd/files/lib/network/config.sh
@@ -41,15 +41,12 @@ fixup_interface() {
 
 	config_get type "$config" type
 	config_get ifname "$config" ifname
-	config_get device "$config" device "$ifname"
 	[ "bridge" = "$type" ] && ifname="br-$config"
-	config_set "$config" device "$ifname"
 	ubus_call "network.interface.$config" status || return 0
 	json_get_var l3dev l3_device
 	[ -n "$l3dev" ] && ifname="$l3dev"
 	json_init
 	config_set "$config" ifname "$ifname"
-	config_set "$config" device "$device"
 }
 
 scan_interfaces() {