diff --git a/package/base-files/Makefile b/package/base-files/Makefile
index 4661a5a575..d87253b4dd 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:=29
+PKG_RELEASE:=30
 
 PKG_FILE_DEPENDS:=$(PLATFORM_DIR)/ $(GENERIC_PLATFORM_DIR)/base-files/
 
diff --git a/package/base-files/files/sbin/ifdown b/package/base-files/files/sbin/ifdown
index 883f8ec428..8de414d8b6 100755
--- a/package/base-files/files/sbin/ifdown
+++ b/package/base-files/files/sbin/ifdown
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ config_get proto "$cfg" proto
 [ -z "$proto" ] && { echo "interface not found."; exit; }
 
 config_get iface "$cfg" device
-[ "static" = "$proto" ] && {
-	env -i ACTION="ifdown" INTERFACE="$cfg" DEVICE="$iface" PROTO=static /sbin/hotplug-call "iface" &
+[ "static" = "$proto" -o "none" = "$proto" ] && {
+	env -i ACTION="ifdown" INTERFACE="$cfg" DEVICE="$iface" PROTO="$proto" /sbin/hotplug-call "iface"
 }
 
 # call interface stop handler