diff --git a/package/base-files/default/etc/config/network b/package/base-files/default/etc/config/network
index 60c2da12c..1d5ded372 100644
--- a/package/base-files/default/etc/config/network
+++ b/package/base-files/default/etc/config/network
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2006 OpenWrt.org
+
+config interface loopback
+	option ifname	lo
+	option proto	static
+	option ipaddr	127.0.0.1
+	option netmask	255.0.0.0
+
 config interface lan
 	option ifname	eth0
 	option proto	static