diff --git a/mptcp/files/etc/init.d/mptcp b/mptcp/files/etc/init.d/mptcp
index fb8558fc9..6fb249137 100755
--- a/mptcp/files/etc/init.d/mptcp
+++ b/mptcp/files/etc/init.d/mptcp
@@ -392,6 +392,15 @@ reload_service() {
 	return 0
 }
 
+add_interface_trigger() {
+	local interface ignore
+
+	config_get interface "$1" interface
+	config_get_bool ignore "$1" ignore 0
+
+	[ -n "$interface" -a $ignore -eq 0 ] && procd_add_interface_trigger "interface.*" "$interface" /etc/init.d/mptcp reload
+}
+
 service_triggers() {
 	procd_add_reload_trigger "network"
 	config_load network