diff --git a/net/ddns-scripts/Makefile b/net/ddns-scripts/Makefile
index 76aa353bb6..eab0da4ee4 100644
--- a/net/ddns-scripts/Makefile
+++ b/net/ddns-scripts/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=ddns-scripts
 PKG_VERSION:=2.8.4
-PKG_RELEASE:=3
+PKG_RELEASE:=4
 
 PKG_LICENSE:=GPL-2.0
 
diff --git a/net/ddns-scripts/files/etc/hotplug.d/iface/ddns b/net/ddns-scripts/files/etc/hotplug.d/iface/ddns
index b0f6c98f84..2db17a05f9 100644
--- a/net/ddns-scripts/files/etc/hotplug.d/iface/ddns
+++ b/net/ddns-scripts/files/etc/hotplug.d/iface/ddns
@@ -38,4 +38,10 @@ case "$ACTION" in
 	ifdown)
 		ddns_service "ifdown" "$INTERFACE"
 		;;
+	ifupdate)
+		[ -z "$IFUPDATE_ADDRESSES" ] && exit 0
+		ddns_service "ifdown" "$INTERFACE"
+		sleep 1	# give time to shutdown
+		/etc/init.d/ddns enabled && ddns_service "ifup" "$INTERFACE"
+		;;
 esac