diff --git a/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/openvpn/ovpn-linkdown b/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/openvpn/ovpn-linkdown
index 5ac7514d8..ac05e9336 100755
--- a/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/openvpn/ovpn-linkdown
+++ b/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/openvpn/ovpn-linkdown
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
 
 /sbin/pfctl -i ${1} -Fs
 
-/bin/rm -f /tmp/${1}_router
-/bin/rm -f /tmp/${1}_routerv6
+/usr/local/sbin/ifctl -4ci ${1}
+/usr/local/sbin/ifctl -6ci ${1}
diff --git a/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/openvpn/ovpn-linkup b/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/openvpn/ovpn-linkup
index 95f2765bc..f669da086 100755
--- a/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/openvpn/ovpn-linkup
+++ b/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/openvpn/ovpn-linkup
@@ -1,26 +1,32 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
+ROUTERV4=
+ROUTERV6=
+
 if [ -n "${route_vpn_gateway}" ]; then
-	/bin/echo ${route_vpn_gateway} > /tmp/${1}_router
+	ROUTERV4="-a ${route_vpn_gateway}"
 elif [ -n "${ifconfig_remote}" ]; then
-	/bin/echo ${ifconfig_remote} > /tmp/${1}_router
+	ROUTERV4="-a ${ifconfig_remote}"
 elif [ -n "${ifconfig_local}" ]; then
 	# XXX: We can't reliably determine the tunnels endpoint, other than parsing ifconfig.
 	#      Use our standard parser to request the tunnels other end. Eventually we could pass this to configd if
 	#      needed, but openvpn has elevated rights anyway at the moment.
-	/usr/local/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/openvpn/tunnel_endpoint.php ${1} > /tmp/${1}_router
+	ROUTERV4="-a $(/usr/local/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/openvpn/tunnel_endpoint.php ${1})"
 elif [ "${dev_type}" = "tun" -a -n "${5}" ]; then
-	/bin/echo ${5} > /tmp/${1}_router
+	ROUTERV4="-a ${5}"
 fi
 
 if [ -n "${route_ipv6_gateway_1}" ]; then
-	/bin/echo ${route_ipv6_gateway_1} > /tmp/${1}_routerv6
+	ROUTERV6="-a ${route_ipv6_gateway_1}"
 elif [ -n "${ifconfig_ipv6_remote}" ]; then
-	/bin/echo ${ifconfig_ipv6_remote} > /tmp/${1}_routerv6
+	ROUTERV6="-a ${ifconfig_ipv6_remote}"
 elif [ -n "${ifconfig_ipv6_local}" ]; then
-	/bin/echo ${ifconfig_ipv6_local} > /tmp/${1}_routerv6
+	ROUTERV6="-a ${ifconfig_ipv6_local}"
 fi
 
+/usr/local/sbin/ifctl -4rd ${ROUTERV4}
+/usr/local/sbin/ifctl -6rd ${ROUTERV6}
+
 /usr/local/sbin/configctl -d interface newip ${1}
 
 exit 0