diff --git a/target/linux/mvebu/base-files/etc/hotplug.d/ieee80211/00-wifi-config-migrate b/target/linux/mvebu/base-files/etc/hotplug.d/ieee80211/00-wifi-config-migrate
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+# The pcie-controller device was renamed to pcie in Linux kernel 4.14
+# commit 28fbb9c539e2 ("ARM: dts: marvell: fix PCI bus dtc warnings").
+# This script migrates the path in the UCI configuration from the old
+# name to the new name and also back, when am upgrade or downgrade is
+# done. It checks if the name exists before changing the configuration.
+# This has to be done before the 10-wifi-detect script from mac80211 is
+# executed because this would add the devices again under the new path
+# name.
+
+. /lib/functions.sh
+
+PATH_CHANGED=0
+
+rename_wifi_path() {
+	local path_old=$(uci get wireless.${1}.path)
+	local path_new=$(echo ${path_old} | sed "${2}")
+
+	if [ -e "/sys/devices/platform/${path_new}" ] && [ ${path_old} != ${path_new} ]
+	then 
+		uci set wireless.${1}.path=${path_new}
+		PATH_CHANGED=1
+	fi
+}
+
+rename_wifi_path_list() {
+	# migration from kernel 4.9 to 4.14
+	rename_wifi_path $1 "s/soc:pcie-controller/soc:pcie/"
+	# migration from kernel 4.14 to 4.9
+	rename_wifi_path $1 "s/soc:pcie/soc:pcie-controller/"
+}
+
+[ "${ACTION}" = "add" ] && {
+	[ ! -e /etc/config/wireless ] && return
+
+	config_load wireless
+	config_foreach rename_wifi_path_list wifi-device
+
+	[ "$PATH_CHANGED" = "1" ] && uci commit wireless
+}