diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f782ab7..50f8a57 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -109,10 +109,11 @@ define Build/Clean
 endef
 
 define KernelPackage/batman-adv/install
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/config $(1)/etc/hotplug.d/net $(1)/lib/batman-adv $(1)/usr/sbin
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/config $(1)/etc/hotplug.d/net $(1)/etc/hotplug.d/iface $(1)/lib/batman-adv $(1)/usr/sbin
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) ./files/etc/config/batman-adv $(1)/etc/config
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) ./files/lib/batman-adv/config.sh $(1)/lib/batman-adv
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/etc/hotplug.d/net/99-batman-adv $(1)/etc/hotplug.d/net
+	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/etc/hotplug.d/iface/99-batman-adv $(1)/etc/hotplug.d/iface
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/usr/sbin/batman-adv $(1)/usr/sbin
 	$(BATCTL_INSTALL)
 endef
diff --git a/files/etc/hotplug.d/iface/99-batman-adv b/files/etc/hotplug.d/iface/99-batman-adv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9206c42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/files/etc/hotplug.d/iface/99-batman-adv
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+. /lib/batman-adv/config.sh
+
+bat_load_module
+config_load batman-adv
+
+case "$ACTION" in
+        ifup)
+                [ -d /sys/class/net/$DEVICE/batman_adv/ ] && config_foreach bat_add_interface mesh "$DEVICE"
+                ;;
+esac
diff --git a/files/etc/hotplug.d/net/99-batman-adv b/files/etc/hotplug.d/net/99-batman-adv
index 42d4c29..47132c1 100644
--- a/files/etc/hotplug.d/net/99-batman-adv
+++ b/files/etc/hotplug.d/net/99-batman-adv
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ config_load batman-adv
 case "$ACTION" in
 	add)
 		[ -d /sys/class/net/$INTERFACE/mesh/ ] && bat_config "$INTERFACE"
-		[ -d /sys/class/net/$INTERFACE/batman_adv/ ] && config_foreach bat_add_interface mesh "$INTERFACE"
 		;;
 	remove)
 		[ -d /sys/class/net/$INTERFACE/batman_adv/ ] && config_foreach bat_del_interface mesh "$INTERFACE"
diff --git a/files/lib/batman-adv/config.sh b/files/lib/batman-adv/config.sh
index 35d61ef..313dd3a 100644
--- a/files/lib/batman-adv/config.sh
+++ b/files/lib/batman-adv/config.sh
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ bat_add_interface()
 	local interface="$2"
 	local interfaces
 
-	sleep 3s # some device (ath) is very lazy to start
 	config_get interfaces $mesh interfaces
 	for iface in $interfaces; do
 		[ -f "/sys/class/net/$iface/batman_adv/mesh_iface" ] || {