diff --git a/luci-mod-admin-full/root/etc/init.d/macvlan b/luci-mod-admin-full/root/etc/init.d/macvlan
index 134331ca0..ae58e9ec9 100755
--- a/luci-mod-admin-full/root/etc/init.d/macvlan
+++ b/luci-mod-admin-full/root/etc/init.d/macvlan
@@ -17,6 +17,17 @@ _setup_interface() {
 		eth*.*) return ;;
 	esac
 	
+	[[ $1 =~ "_dev" ]] && {
+		local _intfdev=$(sed 's/_dev//' $1)
+		uci -q get "network.$_intfdev.ifname" >/dev/null && {
+			uci -q batch <<-EOF
+			delete network.$1
+			commit network
+			EOF
+		}
+		return
+	}
+	
 	local _type
 	config_get _type "$1" type