diff --git a/package/ppp/files/etc/ppp/ip-down b/package/ppp/files/etc/ppp/ip-down
index 6bff00ca03..814948e0bd 100755
--- a/package/ppp/files/etc/ppp/ip-down
+++ b/package/ppp/files/etc/ppp/ip-down
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-[ -z "$6" ] || env -i ACTION="ifdown" INTERFACE="$6" PROTO=ppp /sbin/hotplug-call "iface"
+[ -z "$6" ] || env -i ACTION="ifdown" INTERFACE="$6" DEVICE="$1" PROTO=ppp /sbin/hotplug-call "iface"
 
 [ -d /etc/ppp/ip-down.d ] && {
 	for SCRIPT in /etc/ppp/ip-down.d/*
diff --git a/package/ppp/files/etc/ppp/ip-up b/package/ppp/files/etc/ppp/ip-up
index 53a91343a5..22b65e8a09 100755
--- a/package/ppp/files/etc/ppp/ip-up
+++ b/package/ppp/files/etc/ppp/ip-up
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-[ -z "$6" ] || env -i ACTION="ifup" INTERFACE="$6" PROTO=ppp /sbin/hotplug-call "iface"
+[ -z "$6" ] || env -i ACTION="ifup" INTERFACE="$6" DEVICE="$1" PROTO=ppp /sbin/hotplug-call "iface"
 
 [ -d /etc/ppp/ip-up.d ] && {
 	for SCRIPT in /etc/ppp/ip-up.d/*