diff --git a/net/l2tp/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/if_l2tp.inc b/net/l2tp/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/if_l2tp.inc
index 26d8f635e..cd6e80c88 100644
--- a/net/l2tp/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/if_l2tp.inc
+++ b/net/l2tp/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/if_l2tp.inc
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
 function if_l2tp_configure()
 {
-    return array('if_l2tp_configure_do');
+    return array('bootup' => array('if_l2tp_configure_do'));
 }
 
 function if_l2tp_services()