diff --git a/mptcp/files/etc/init.d/mptcp b/mptcp/files/etc/init.d/mptcp
index 192932a9a..29790f1dd 100755
--- a/mptcp/files/etc/init.d/mptcp
+++ b/mptcp/files/etc/init.d/mptcp
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ global_multipath_settings() {
 	# Global MPTCP configuration
 	if [ -f /proc/sys/net/mptcp/mptcp_enabled ]; then
 		sysctl -qew net.mptcp.mptcp_enabled="$multipath_status"
+		if [ -z "$(grep net.mptcp.mptcp_enabled /etc/sysctl.d/zzz_openmptcprouter.conf)" ]; then
+			echo "net.mptcp.mptcp_enabled=${multipath_status}" >> /etc/sysctl.d/zzz_openmptcprouter.conf
+		else
+			sed -i "s:^net.mptcp.mptcp_enabled=[0-1]*:net.mptcp.mptcp_enabled=${multipath_status}:" /etc/sysctl.d/zzz_openmptcprouter.conf
+		fi
 		[ -z "$mptcp_path_manager" ] || sysctl -qew net.mptcp.mptcp_path_manager="$mptcp_path_manager"
 		[ -z "$mptcp_scheduler" ] || sysctl -qew net.mptcp.mptcp_scheduler="$mptcp_scheduler"
 		[ -z "$mptcp_checksum" ] || sysctl -qew net.mptcp.mptcp_checksum="$mptcp_checksum"
@@ -50,6 +55,11 @@ global_multipath_settings() {
 		[ -z "$mptcp_version" ] || sysctl -qew net.mptcp.mptcp_version="$mptcp_version"
 	elif [ -f /proc/sys/net/mptcp/enabled ]; then
 		sysctl -qew net.mptcp.enabled="$multipath_status"
+		if [ -z "$(grep net.mptcp.enabled /etc/sysctl.d/zzz_openmptcprouter.conf)" ]; then
+			echo "net.mptcp.enabled=${multipath_status}" >> /etc/sysctl.d/zzz_openmptcprouter.conf
+		else
+			sed -i "s:^net.mptcp.enabled=[0-1]*:net.mptcp.enabled=${multipath_status}:" /etc/sysctl.d/zzz_openmptcprouter.conf
+		fi
 		ip mptcp limits set add_addr_accepted $mptcp_add_addr_accepted subflows $mptcp_subflows 2>&1 >/dev/null
 		#[ -z "$mptcp_debug" ] || sysctl -qew net.mptcp.mptcp_debug="$mptcp_debug"
 		[ -z "$mptcp_checksum" ] || sysctl -qew net.mptcp.mptcp_checksum="$mptcp_checksum"