diff --git a/package/network/config/gre/Makefile b/package/network/config/gre/Makefile
index a7e8612c6c..6fe6d567b9 100644
--- a/package/network/config/gre/Makefile
+++ b/package/network/config/gre/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=gre
 PKG_VERSION:=1
-PKG_RELEASE:=9
+PKG_RELEASE:=10
 PKG_LICENSE:=GPL-2.0
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
diff --git a/package/network/config/gre/files/gre.sh b/package/network/config/gre/files/gre.sh
index ca11e87cfd..2bb1010b76 100755
--- a/package/network/config/gre/files/gre.sh
+++ b/package/network/config/gre/files/gre.sh
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ gre_generic_setup() {
 	local mtu ttl tos zone ikey okey icsum ocsum iseqno oseqno multicast
 	json_get_vars mtu ttl tos zone ikey okey icsum ocsum iseqno oseqno multicast
 
-	[ -z "$zone" ] && zone="wan"
 	[ -z "$multicast" ] && multicast=1
 
 	proto_init_update "$link" 1