diff --git a/luci-app-macvlan/root/etc/init.d/macvlan b/luci-app-macvlan/root/etc/init.d/macvlan
index eb51d3808..b82725472 100755
--- a/luci-app-macvlan/root/etc/init.d/macvlan
+++ b/luci-app-macvlan/root/etc/init.d/macvlan
@@ -46,11 +46,22 @@ _create_interface() {
 		_ifname=$1
 	}
 	config_get _masterifname "$1" ifname
+	[ "$1" != "$_ifname" ] && {
+		uci batch <<-EOF
+			delete macvlan.$1
+			set macvlan.$_ifname=macvlan
+			set macvlan.$_ifname.name=$_ifname
+			set macvlan.$_ifname.ifname=$_masterifname
+			commit macvlan
+		EOF
+	}
+	logger -t "MACVLAN" "Create interface $_ifname based on $_masterifname"
 	uci batch <<-EOF
 		set network.$_ifname=interface
 		set network.$_ifname.type=macvlan
 		set network.$_ifname.proto=static
 		set network.$_ifname.masterintf=$_masterifname
+		commit network
 	EOF
 }
 
@@ -67,6 +78,7 @@ _setup_interface() {
 	config_get _type "$1" type
 
 	[ "$_type" = "macvlan" ] && [ "$(uci -q get macvlan.$1)" = "" ] && {
+		logger -t "MACVLAN" "Delete $1"
 		uci -q batch <<-EOF
 			delete network.$1
 			delete network.$1_dev