diff --git a/src/etc/inc/interfaces.inc b/src/etc/inc/interfaces.inc
index 83645ddf9..4f0637f60 100644
--- a/src/etc/inc/interfaces.inc
+++ b/src/etc/inc/interfaces.inc
@@ -2439,9 +2439,9 @@ function interface_configure($verbose = false, $interface = 'wan', $reload = fal
     }
 
     /* apply interface hardware settings (tso, lro, ..) */
-    /* XXX pass down $ifconfig_details */
     /* XXX maybe spoofmac, media and promisc can live here too? */
-    configure_interface_hardware($realhwif);
+    /* XXX a lagg or vlan or bridge could be resolved inside this function */
+    configure_interface_hardware($realhwif, $ifconfig_details);
 
     switch ($wancfg['ipaddr']) {
         case 'dhcp':
diff --git a/src/etc/inc/interfaces.lib.inc b/src/etc/inc/interfaces.lib.inc
index edb376e0f..8d1a64097 100644
--- a/src/etc/inc/interfaces.lib.inc
+++ b/src/etc/inc/interfaces.lib.inc
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ function legacy_interface_details($intf)
  * configure interface hardware settings
  * @param string $ifs interface name
  */
-function configure_interface_hardware($ifs)
+function configure_interface_hardware($ifs, $intf_details = null)
 {
     global $config;
 
@@ -425,9 +425,13 @@ function configure_interface_hardware($ifs)
         return;
     }
 
-    $intf_details = legacy_interface_details($ifs);
+    if ($intf_details !== null) {
+        $intf_details = $intf_details[$ifs];
+    } else {
+        $intf_details = legacy_interface_details($ifs);
+    }
 
-    //  interface overwrites
+    /* interface overwrites */
     foreach ($config['interfaces'] as $iface => $ifconf) {
         if (!empty($ifconf['if']) && $ifconf['if'] == $ifs) {
             if (!empty($ifconf['hw_settings_overwrite'])) {