diff --git a/netifd/Makefile b/netifd/Makefile
index 31fd0838a..4b5f110da 100644
--- a/netifd/Makefile
+++ b/netifd/Makefile
@@ -5,15 +5,15 @@ PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 PKG_SOURCE_PROTO:=git
 PKG_SOURCE_URL=$(PROJECT_GIT)/project/netifd.git
-PKG_SOURCE_DATE:=2023-06-04
-PKG_SOURCE_VERSION:=ec9dba72124597b7224bbfe75960386dc320f4bd
-PKG_MIRROR_HASH:=baee39a3882a2b03fc83a3a6a8963c340fa8d884c7a8c9e80e7d2dddc50e24bd
+PKG_SOURCE_DATE:=2021-07-26
+PKG_SOURCE_VERSION:=440eb0647708274cc8d7d9e7c2bb0cfdfba90023
+PKG_MIRROR_HASH:=eed957036ab608fdc49bdf801fc5b4405fcd2a3a5e5d3343ec39898e156c10e9
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Felix Fietkau <nbd@nbd.name>
 
 PKG_LICENSE:=GPL-2.0
 PKG_LICENSE_FILES:=
 
-PKG_BUILD_FLAGS:=lto
+PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/cmake.mk
@@ -32,7 +32,10 @@ endef
 
 TARGET_CFLAGS += \
 	-I$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include/libnl-tiny \
-	-I$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include
+	-I$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include \
+	-flto
+
+TARGET_LDFLAGS += -flto -fuse-linker-plugin
 
 CMAKE_OPTIONS += \
 	-DLIBNL_LIBS=-lnl-tiny \
diff --git a/netifd/files/usr/libexec/network/packet-steering.sh b/netifd/files/etc/hotplug.d/net/20-smp-packet-steering
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
similarity index 92%
rename from netifd/files/usr/libexec/network/packet-steering.sh
rename to netifd/files/etc/hotplug.d/net/20-smp-packet-steering
index 799c08080..8a86bf75f
--- a/netifd/files/usr/libexec/network/packet-steering.sh
+++ b/netifd/files/etc/hotplug.d/net/20-smp-packet-steering
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
+[ "$ACTION" = add ] || exit
+
 NPROCS="$(grep -c "^processor.*:" /proc/cpuinfo)"
 [ "$NPROCS" -gt 1 ] || exit
 
@@ -38,11 +40,6 @@ packet_steering="$(uci get "network.@globals[0].packet_steering")"
 exec 512>/var/lock/smp_tune.lock
 flock 512 || exit 1
 
-[ -e "/usr/libexec/platform/packet-steering.sh" ] && {
-	/usr/libexec/platform/packet-steering.sh
-	exit 0
-}
-
 for dev in /sys/class/net/*; do
 	[ -d "$dev" ] || continue
 
diff --git a/netifd/files/etc/init.d/packet_steering b/netifd/files/etc/init.d/packet_steering
deleted file mode 100755
index 9d8f791e2..000000000
--- a/netifd/files/etc/init.d/packet_steering
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh /etc/rc.common
-
-START=25
-USE_PROCD=1
-
-start_service() {
-	reload_service
-}
-
-service_triggers() {
-	procd_add_reload_trigger "network"
-	procd_add_reload_trigger "firewall"
-	procd_add_raw_trigger "interface.*" 1000 /etc/init.d/packet_steering reload
-}
-
-reload_service() {
-	/usr/libexec/network/packet-steering.sh
-}
diff --git a/netifd/files/lib/netifd/dhcp.script b/netifd/files/lib/netifd/dhcp.script
index 6fcf139be..c857c9fc0 100755
--- a/netifd/files/lib/netifd/dhcp.script
+++ b/netifd/files/lib/netifd/dhcp.script
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ set_classless_routes() {
 	done
 }
 
-setup_interface () {
+setup_interface() {
 	proto_init_update "*" 1
 	proto_add_ipv4_address "$ip" "${subnet:-255.255.255.0}"
 	# TODO: apply $broadcast
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ setup_interface () {
 		eval "$(ipcalc.sh "$i/$mask")";gw_net="$NETWORK"
 
 		[ "$ip_net" != "$gw_net" ] && proto_add_ipv4_route "$i" 32 "" "$ip"
+		#[ "$DEFAULTROUTE" = 0 ] || proto_add_ipv4_route 0.0.0.0 0 "$i" "$ip"
 		proto_add_ipv4_route 0.0.0.0 0 "$i" "$ip"
 
 		local r
@@ -60,7 +61,6 @@ setup_interface () {
 	[ -n "$message" ]  && json_add_string message "$message"
 	[ -n "$timezone" ] && json_add_int timezone "$timezone"
 	[ -n "$lease" ]    && json_add_int leasetime "$lease"
-	[ -n "$serverid" ] && json_add_string dhcpserver "$serverid"
 	proto_close_data
 
 	proto_send_update "$INTERFACE"
diff --git a/netifd/files/lib/netifd/proto/dhcp.sh b/netifd/files/lib/netifd/proto/dhcp.sh
index 636b4654f..8db848260 100755
--- a/netifd/files/lib/netifd/proto/dhcp.sh
+++ b/netifd/files/lib/netifd/proto/dhcp.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-[ -x /sbin/udhcpc ] || exit 0
+[ -L /sbin/udhcpc ] || exit 0
 
 . /lib/functions.sh
 . ../netifd-proto.sh
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ proto_dhcp_setup() {
 	local config="$1"
 	local iface="$2"
 
-	local ipaddr hostname clientid vendorid broadcast norelease reqopts defaultreqopts iface6rd sendopts delegate zone6rd zone mtu6rd customroutes classlessroute
-	json_get_vars ipaddr hostname clientid vendorid broadcast norelease reqopts defaultreqopts iface6rd delegate zone6rd zone mtu6rd customroutes classlessroute
+	local ipaddr hostname clientid vendorid broadcast norelease reqopts defaultreqopts iface6rd sendopts delegate zone6rd zone mtu6rd customroutes classlessroute defaultroute
+	json_get_vars ipaddr hostname clientid vendorid broadcast norelease reqopts defaultreqopts iface6rd delegate zone6rd zone mtu6rd customroutes classlessroute defaultroute
 
 	local opt dhcpopts
 	for opt in $reqopts; do
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ proto_dhcp_setup() {
 	[ -n "$zone" ] && proto_export "ZONE=$zone"
 	[ -n "$mtu6rd" ] && proto_export "MTU6RD=$mtu6rd"
 	[ -n "$customroutes" ] && proto_export "CUSTOMROUTES=$customroutes"
+	[ -n "$defaultroute" ] && proto_export "DEFAULTROUTE=$defaultroute"
 	[ "$delegate" = "0" ] && proto_export "IFACE6RD_DELEGATE=0"
 	# Request classless route option (see RFC 3442) by default
 	[ "$classlessroute" = "0" ] || append dhcpopts "-O 121"
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ proto_dhcp_setup() {
 		-p /var/run/udhcpc-$iface.pid \
 		-s /lib/netifd/dhcp.script \
 		-f -t 0 -i "$iface" \
-		${ipaddr:+-r ${ipaddr/\/*/}} \
+		${ipaddr:+-r $ipaddr} \
 		${hostname:+-x "hostname:$hostname"} \
 		${vendorid:+-V "$vendorid"} \
 		$clientid $defaultreqopts $broadcast $norelease $dhcpopts