diff --git a/luci-mod-admin-full/root/etc/init.d/macvlan b/luci-mod-admin-full/root/etc/init.d/macvlan
index c133de13b..f4c494d3f 100755
--- a/luci-mod-admin-full/root/etc/init.d/macvlan
+++ b/luci-mod-admin-full/root/etc/init.d/macvlan
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ _save_macaddr() {
 _setup_interface() {
 	local _ifname
 	config_get _ifname "$1" ifname
+	[ -z "$_ifname" ] && config_get _ifname "$1" ifname
 	# do not create macvlan for vlan
 	#case "$_ifname" in
 	#	eth*.*) return ;;
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ _setup_interface() {
 			EOF
 		}
 		[ "$_type" = "macvlan" ] && {
-			local _interface
+			local interface
 			config_get _interface "$1" interface
 			[ -n "$_interface" ] && {
 				uci -q batch <<-EOF