diff --git a/package/netifd/files/sbin/ifup b/package/netifd/files/sbin/ifup
index 1036943ab2..ef85de1fe8 100755
--- a/package/netifd/files/sbin/ifup
+++ b/package/netifd/files/sbin/ifup
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ if_call() {
 }
 
 [[ "$1" == "-a" ]] && {
+	[ "$modes" = "down up" ] && ubus call network reload
 	for interface in `ubus -S list 'network.interface.*'`; do
 		if_call "$interface"
 	done