diff --git a/package/base-files/Makefile b/package/base-files/Makefile
index d87253b4dd..6995601a28 100644
--- a/package/base-files/Makefile
+++ b/package/base-files/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/kernel.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=base-files
-PKG_RELEASE:=30
+PKG_RELEASE:=31
 
 PKG_FILE_DEPENDS:=$(PLATFORM_DIR)/ $(GENERIC_PLATFORM_DIR)/base-files/
 
diff --git a/package/base-files/files/lib/network/config.sh b/package/base-files/files/lib/network/config.sh
index bfadf40c89..fbbf0e119b 100755
--- a/package/base-files/files/lib/network/config.sh
+++ b/package/base-files/files/lib/network/config.sh
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ prepare_interface() {
 						append newdevs "$dev"
 					done
 					uci_set_state network "$config" device "$newdevs"
+					$DEBUG ifconfig "$iface" 0.0.0.0
 					$DEBUG brctl addif "br-$config" "$iface"
 					# Bridge existed already. No further processing necesary
 				} || {
@@ -131,6 +132,7 @@ prepare_interface() {
 					$DEBUG brctl addbr "br-$config"
 					$DEBUG brctl setfd "br-$config" 0
 					$DEBUG ifconfig "br-$config" up
+					$DEBUG ifconfig "$iface" 0.0.0.0
 					$DEBUG brctl addif "br-$config" "$iface"
 					$DEBUG brctl stp "br-$config" $stp
 					# Creating the bridge here will have triggered a hotplug event, which will