diff --git a/net/haproxy/Makefile b/net/haproxy/Makefile
index 3e891f418..0d0cbcd4e 100644
--- a/net/haproxy/Makefile
+++ b/net/haproxy/Makefile
@@ -172,8 +172,8 @@ define Package/haproxy/install
 	$(INSTALL_CONF) ./files/haproxy.cfg $(1)/etc/
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/init.d
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/haproxy.init $(1)/etc/init.d/haproxy
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/hotplug.d/net
-	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/haproxy.hotplug $(1)/etc/hotplug.d/net/90-haproxy
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/hotplug.d/iface
+	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/haproxy.hotplug $(1)/etc/hotplug.d/iface/90-haproxy
 endef
 
 Package/haproxy-nossl/install = $(Package/haproxy/install)
diff --git a/net/haproxy/files/haproxy.hotplug b/net/haproxy/files/haproxy.hotplug
index bfb5d6da1..5913918a1 100644
--- a/net/haproxy/files/haproxy.hotplug
+++ b/net/haproxy/files/haproxy.hotplug
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-if [ "$ACTION" = add ]; then
+[ "$INTERFACE" == "wan" ] || [ "$INTERFACE" == "lan" ] || return
+[ "$ACTION" == "ifup" ] &&
 	/etc/init.d/haproxy enabled && \
 		/etc/init.d/haproxy start
-fi