diff --git a/target/linux/package/openwrt/files/brcm-2.6/etc/network.overrides b/target/linux/package/openwrt/files/brcm-2.6/etc/network.overrides
index 81801ef5fd..4fc1209770 100644
--- a/target/linux/package/openwrt/files/brcm-2.6/etc/network.overrides
+++ b/target/linux/package/openwrt/files/brcm-2.6/etc/network.overrides
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 DEFAULT_lan_proto="static"
 DEFAULT_lan_ifname="br0"
-DEFAULT_lan_ifnames="eth0"
+DEFAULT_lan_ifnames="eth0 ath0"
 DEFAULT_lan_ipaddr=${BR2_SYSCONF_FAILSAFE_IP:-"192.168.1.1"}
 DEFAULT_lan_netmask=${BR2_SYSCONF_FAILSAFE_NETMASK:-"255.255.255.0"}
 DEFAULT_lan_hwaddr=${DEFAULT_lan_hwaddr:-${BR2_SYSCONF_FAILSAFE_MAC:-"00:0B:AD:0A:DD:00"}}