diff --git a/package/base-files/files/lib/network/config.sh b/package/base-files/files/lib/network/config.sh
index 9b4320507..29b7fe5c1 100755
--- a/package/base-files/files/lib/network/config.sh
+++ b/package/base-files/files/lib/network/config.sh
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ setup_interface() {
 	# Interface settings
 	config_get mtu "$config" mtu
 	config_get macaddr "$config" macaddr
+	macaddr="${macaddr:-$3}"
 	grep "$iface:" /proc/net/dev > /dev/null && \
 		$DEBUG ifconfig "$iface" down && \
 		$DEBUG ifconfig "$iface" ${macaddr:+hw ether "$macaddr"} ${mtu:+mtu $mtu} up
diff --git a/package/base-files/files/sbin/wifi b/package/base-files/files/sbin/wifi
index e9752c603..30ecb1b77 100755
--- a/package/base-files/files/sbin/wifi
+++ b/package/base-files/files/sbin/wifi
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ start_net() {(
 	[ -f "/var/run/$iface.pid" ] && kill "$(cat /var/run/${iface}.pid)" 2>/dev/null
 	include /lib/network
 	scan_interfaces
-	setup_interface "$1" "$2"
+	setup_interface "$1" "$2" "$3"
 )}
 
 set_wifi_up() {
diff --git a/package/broadcom-wl/files/lib/wifi/broadcom.sh b/package/broadcom-wl/files/lib/wifi/broadcom.sh
index 12002121a..998a2f58f 100644
--- a/package/broadcom-wl/files/lib/wifi/broadcom.sh
+++ b/package/broadcom-wl/files/lib/wifi/broadcom.sh
@@ -251,8 +251,8 @@ enable_broadcom() {
 		net_cfg="$(find_net_config "$vif")"
 		[ -z "$net_cfg" ] || {
 			bridge="$(bridge_interface "$net_cfg")"
-			append if_up "start_net '$ifname' '$net_cfg'" ";$N"
 			append if_up "set_wifi_up '$vif' '$ifname'" ";$N"
+			append if_up "start_net '$ifname' '$net_cfg' \$(wlc ifname '$ifname' bssid)" ";$N"
 		}
 		[ -z "$nasopts" ] || {
 			eval "${vif}_ssid=\"\$ssid\""