diff --git a/openmptcprouter/files/etc/uci-defaults/2040-omr-sqm b/openmptcprouter/files/etc/uci-defaults/2040-omr-sqm
index a95e0a2a5..805fa559b 100755
--- a/openmptcprouter/files/etc/uci-defaults/2040-omr-sqm
+++ b/openmptcprouter/files/etc/uci-defaults/2040-omr-sqm
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ fi
 if [ "$(uci -q get sqm.omrvpn)" = "" ]; then
 	uci -q batch <<-EOF >/dev/null
 		set sqm.omrvpn=queue
-		set sqm.omrvpn="fq_codel"
+		set sqm.omrvpn.qdisc="fq_codel"
 		set sqm.omrvpn.script="simple.qos"
 		set sqm.omrvpn.qdisc_advanced='0'
 		set sqm.omrvpn.linklayer='none'