diff --git a/package/base-files/files/lib/network/config.sh b/package/base-files/files/lib/network/config.sh
index 6ddbf9efee..845b33eb7e 100755
--- a/package/base-files/files/lib/network/config.sh
+++ b/package/base-files/files/lib/network/config.sh
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ setup_interface() {
 			config_get dns "$config" dns
 			
 			$DEBUG ifconfig "$iface" "$ipaddr" netmask "$netmask"
+			$DEBUG ifconfig "$iface" inet6 add "$ip6addr" 
 			[ -z "$gateway" ] || route add default gw "$gateway"
 			[ -z "$dns" -o -f /tmp/resolv.conf ] || {
 				for ns in $dns; do