diff --git a/openwrt/package/base-files/default/etc/hotplug.d/net/10-net b/openwrt/package/base-files/default/etc/hotplug.d/net/10-net
index d5b7f6b0fa..72146a1d78 100644
--- a/openwrt/package/base-files/default/etc/hotplug.d/net/10-net
+++ b/openwrt/package/base-files/default/etc/hotplug.d/net/10-net
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ addif() {
 	
 	# find all vlan configurations for this interface and set them up as well
 	for ifc in $interfaces; do
-		config_get type "$ifc" type
-		case "$type" in
+		config_get iftype "$ifc" type
+		case "$iftype" in
 			bridge) config_get ifs "$ifc" ifnames;;
 			*) config_get ifs "$ifc" ifname;;
 		esac
diff --git a/openwrt/package/base-files/default/lib/network/config.sh b/openwrt/package/base-files/default/lib/network/config.sh
index 59ec84aba8..76db09de15 100755
--- a/openwrt/package/base-files/default/lib/network/config.sh
+++ b/openwrt/package/base-files/default/lib/network/config.sh
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@
 # DEBUG="echo"
 
 find_config() {
-	local type iface ifn
+	local iftype iface ifn
 	for ifn in $interfaces; do
-		config_get type "$ifn" type
+		config_get iftype "$ifn" type
 		config_get iface "$ifn" ifname
-		case "$type" in
+		case "$iftype" in
 			bridge)
 				config_get iface "$ifn" ifnames
 			;;
@@ -25,15 +25,15 @@ find_config() {
 }
 
 scan_interfaces() {
-	local mode type iface
+	local mode iftype iface
 	interfaces=
 	config_cb() {
-		config_get type "$CONFIG_SECTION" TYPE
-		case "$type" in
+		config_get iftype "$CONFIG_SECTION" TYPE
+		case "$iftype" in
 			interface)
-				config_get type "$CONFIG_SECTION" type
+				config_get iftype "$CONFIG_SECTION" type
 				config_get mode "$CONFIG_SECTION" proto
-				case "$type" in
+				case "$iftype" in
 					bridge)
 						config_get iface "$CONFIG_SECTION" ifname
 						iface="${iface:-br-$CONFIG_SECTION}"
diff --git a/openwrt/package/base-files/default/sbin/ifdown b/openwrt/package/base-files/default/sbin/ifdown
index 7debb9559f..1334ee8218 100755
--- a/openwrt/package/base-files/default/sbin/ifdown
+++ b/openwrt/package/base-files/default/sbin/ifdown
@@ -6,14 +6,14 @@
 include network
 scan_interfaces
 
-debug "### ifdown $type ###"
-type=$1
+cfg=$1
+debug "### ifdown $cfg ###"
 
-config_get proto "$type" proto
+config_get proto "$cfg" proto
 [ -z "$proto" ] && { echo "interface not found."; exit; }
 
 # kill active ppp daemon
-pid="$(cat /var/run/ppp-${type}.pid 2>/dev/null)"
+pid="$(cat /var/run/ppp-${cfg}.pid 2>/dev/null)"
 [ -n "$pid" -a -d "/proc/$pid" ] && {
 	kill $pid
 	sleep 1
@@ -21,14 +21,14 @@ pid="$(cat /var/run/ppp-${type}.pid 2>/dev/null)"
 }
 
 # kill any other process associated with the interface
-config_get ifname "$type" ifname
+config_get ifname "$cfg" ifname
 pid="$(cat /var/run/${ifname}.pid 2>/dev/null)"
 [ -n "$pid" -a -d "/proc/$pid" ] && kill -9 $pid
 
-config_get ifname "$type" ifname
+config_get ifname "$cfg" ifname
 ifconfig "$ifname" >/dev/null 2>/dev/null && {
 	ifconfig "$ifname" 0.0.0.0 down
 
-	config_get iftype "$type" type
+	config_get iftype "$cfg" type
 	[ "$iftype" = "bridge" ] && brctl delbr "$ifname"
 }
diff --git a/openwrt/package/base-files/default/sbin/wifi b/openwrt/package/base-files/default/sbin/wifi
index f1ac94fa3a..b228eed8a0 100755
--- a/openwrt/package/base-files/default/sbin/wifi
+++ b/openwrt/package/base-files/default/sbin/wifi
@@ -33,12 +33,12 @@ config_load wireless
 include wifi
 
 for device in $DEVICES; do (
-	config_get type "$device" type
-	eval "type setup_$type" 2>/dev/null >/dev/null && {
-		eval "scan_$type '$device'"
-		eval "setup_$type '$device'" && {
+	config_get iftype "$device" type
+	eval "type setup_$iftype" 2>/dev/null >/dev/null && {
+		eval "scan_$iftype '$device'"
+		eval "setup_$iftype '$device'" && {
 			# TODO: set up network settings
 			/bin/true
-		} || echo "$device($type): Setup failed" || true
-	} || echo "$device($type): Interface type not supported"
+		} || echo "$device($iftype): Setup failed" || true
+	} || echo "$device($iftype): Interface type not supported"
 ); done
diff --git a/openwrt/package/broadcom-wl/files/lib/wifi/broadcom.sh b/openwrt/package/broadcom-wl/files/lib/wifi/broadcom.sh
index 53d1cf7925..7852ae9625 100644
--- a/openwrt/package/broadcom-wl/files/lib/wifi/broadcom.sh
+++ b/openwrt/package/broadcom-wl/files/lib/wifi/broadcom.sh
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ bridge_interface() {
 		scan_interfaces
 		cfg="$(find_config "$1")"
 		[ -z "$cfg" ] && return 0
-		config_get type "$cfg" type
-		[ "$type" = bridge ] && config_get "$type" bridge
+		config_get iftype "$cfg" type
+		[ "$iftype" = bridge ] && config_get "$iftype" bridge
 	)
 }