diff --git a/target/linux/bcm53xx/base-files/etc/uci-defaults/02_network b/target/linux/bcm53xx/base-files/etc/board.d/02_network
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
similarity index 88%
rename from target/linux/bcm53xx/base-files/etc/uci-defaults/02_network
rename to target/linux/bcm53xx/base-files/etc/board.d/02_network
index 9ffb427d1c..c36b47ca4d
--- a/target/linux/bcm53xx/base-files/etc/uci-defaults/02_network
+++ b/target/linux/bcm53xx/base-files/etc/board.d/02_network
@@ -3,11 +3,9 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2011 OpenWrt.org
 #
 
-[ -e /etc/config/network ] && exit 0
+. /lib/functions/uci-defaults-new.sh
 
-touch /etc/config/network
-
-. /lib/functions/uci-defaults.sh
+board_config_update
 
 ucidef_set_interface_loopback
 
@@ -32,6 +30,6 @@ else
 	ucidef_add_switch_vlan "switch0" "2" "4 5t"
 fi
 
-uci commit network
+board_config_flush
 
 exit 0