diff --git a/target/linux/brcm63xx/base-files.mk b/target/linux/brcm63xx/base-files.mk
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d6682bd38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/target/linux/brcm63xx/base-files.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+define Package/base-files/install-target
+	rm -f $(1)/etc/config/network
+endef
+
+
diff --git a/target/linux/brcm63xx/base-files/etc/config/network b/target/linux/brcm63xx/base-files/etc/defconfig/generic/network
similarity index 94%
rename from target/linux/brcm63xx/base-files/etc/config/network
rename to target/linux/brcm63xx/base-files/etc/defconfig/generic/network
index c15fdd81b..bc2c69b7c 100644
--- a/target/linux/brcm63xx/base-files/etc/config/network
+++ b/target/linux/brcm63xx/base-files/etc/defconfig/generic/network
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ config interface lan
         option proto    static
         option ipaddr   192.168.1.1
         option netmask  255.255.255.0
-        option nat      1
 
 config interface wan
 	option ifname	eth0
diff --git a/target/linux/brcm63xx/base-files/etc/init.d/defconfig b/target/linux/brcm63xx/base-files/etc/init.d/defconfig
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..dac9c2344
--- /dev/null
+++ b/target/linux/brcm63xx/base-files/etc/init.d/defconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#!/bin/sh /etc/rc.common
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2009 OpenWrt.org
+#
+
+START=05
+
+start() {
+	local board=$(awk 'BEGIN{FS="[ \t:/]+"} /system type/ {print $4}' /proc/cpuinfo)
+
+	[ ! -d /etc/defconfig/$board ] && board="generic"
+
+	for f in $( ls /etc/defconfig/$board ); do
+		if [ ! -e /etc/config/$f ]; then
+			cp /etc/defconfig/$board/$f /etc/config/
+		fi
+	done
+}