diff --git a/mptcp/files/etc/init.d/mptcp b/mptcp/files/etc/init.d/mptcp
index a6c8bce09..1e049c131 100755
--- a/mptcp/files/etc/init.d/mptcp
+++ b/mptcp/files/etc/init.d/mptcp
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ interface_multipath_settings() {
 	[ "$mode" != "off" ] && {
 		[ -n "$mptcpintf" ] && mptcpintf="$mptcpintf $iface"
 		[ -z "$mptcpintf" ] && mptcpintf="$iface"
+		uci -q set network.${config}.defaultroute=0
+		uci -q set network.${config}.peerdns=0
 	}
 	[ "$mode" = "master" ] && {
 		mode="on"