diff --git a/etc/rc.linkup b/etc/rc.linkup
index 73bbc772a2..e4a2cea9bf 100755
--- a/etc/rc.linkup
+++ b/etc/rc.linkup
@@ -84,7 +84,9 @@
                                         interfaces_lan_configure();
                                 } else {
                                         log_error("HOTPLUG: Configuring optional interface {$interface}");
-                                        interfaces_optional_configure_if($interface);
+                                        interfaces_optional_configure_if($int);
+                                        $int = str_replace("opt", "", $interface);
+                                        echo "interfaces_optional_configure_if($int);\n";
                                 }
                                 
                                 $counter++;