diff --git a/macvlan/files/etc/init.d/macvlan b/macvlan/files/etc/init.d/macvlan
index 2a868905d..01a6ee47c 100755
--- a/macvlan/files/etc/init.d/macvlan
+++ b/macvlan/files/etc/init.d/macvlan
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ _setup_interface() {
 		[ -z "$(uci -q get network.$1.masterintf)" ] && uci -q set network.$1.masterintf=$(uci -q get network.$1_dev.ifname)
 		[ -n "$(uci -q get network.$1.masterintf)" ] && uci -q set network.$1_dev.ifname=$(uci -q get network.$1.masterintf)
 		[ -z "$(uci -q get network.$1.macaddr)" ] && uci -q set network.$1_dev.macaddr=$(uci -q get network.$1.macaddr)
+		uci set network.$1.ifname=$1
 		uci -q commit network
 		return 0
 	}