diff --git a/package/network/services/dropbear/Makefile b/package/network/services/dropbear/Makefile
index 593e0a81bf..8d4e7bc7fa 100644
--- a/package/network/services/dropbear/Makefile
+++ b/package/network/services/dropbear/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=dropbear
 PKG_VERSION:=2015.71
-PKG_RELEASE:=2
+PKG_RELEASE:=3
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.bz2
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:= \
diff --git a/package/network/services/dropbear/files/dropbear.init b/package/network/services/dropbear/files/dropbear.init
index 03745c995b..5c3345d40c 100755
--- a/package/network/services/dropbear/files/dropbear.init
+++ b/package/network/services/dropbear/files/dropbear.init
@@ -106,6 +106,12 @@ keygen()
 	chmod 0700 /etc/dropbear
 }
 
+load_interfaces()
+{
+	config_get interface "$1" Interface
+	interfaces=" ${interface} ${interfaces}"
+}
+
 start_service()
 {
 	[ -s /etc/dropbear/dropbear_rsa_host_key ] || keygen
@@ -119,7 +125,21 @@ start_service()
 
 service_triggers()
 {
-	procd_add_reload_trigger "dropbear"
+	local interfaces
+
+	procd_open_trigger
+	procd_add_config_trigger "config.change" "dropbear" /etc/init.d/dropbear reload
+
+	config_load "${NAME}"
+	config_foreach load_interfaces dropbear
+
+	[ -n "${interfaces}" ] & {
+		for n in $interfaces ; do
+			procd_add_interface_trigger "interface.*" $n /etc/init.d/dropbear reload
+		done
+	}
+	procd_close_trigger
+
 	procd_add_validation validate_section_dropbear
 }