diff --git a/src/etc/inc/system.inc b/src/etc/inc/system.inc
index ee1cb1d1c..5663eaba9 100644
--- a/src/etc/inc/system.inc
+++ b/src/etc/inc/system.inc
@@ -288,15 +288,23 @@ function get_searchdomains()
     return array_unique($master_list);
 }
 
-function get_nameservers($realif = '')
+function get_nameservers($interface = null)
 {
     $master_list = array();
+    $dns_listsv4 = array();
+    $dns_listsv6 = array();
+    $dns_listany = array();
 
-    $dns_listsv4 = glob("/var/etc/nameserver_{$realif}*");
-    /* XXX not a great design, please switch */
-    $dns_listsv6 = glob("/var/etc/nameserver_v6{$realif}*");
+    if (!empty($interface)) {
+        $realif = get_real_interface($interface);
+        $dns_listsv4 = glob("/var/etc/nameserver_{$realif}*");
+        $realifv6 = get_real_interface($interface, 'inet6');
+        $dns_listsv6 = glob("/var/etc/nameserver_v6{$realifv6}*");
+    } else {
+        $dns_listany = glob('/var/etc/nameserver_*');
+    }
 
-    $dns_lists = array_unique(array_merge($dns_listsv4, $dns_listsv6));
+    $dns_lists = array_unique(array_merge($dns_listany, $dns_listsv4, $dns_listsv6));
 
     foreach ($dns_lists as $fdns) {
         $contents = file($fdns, FILE_IGNORE_NEW_LINES | FILE_SKIP_EMPTY_LINES);
diff --git a/src/www/status_interfaces.php b/src/www/status_interfaces.php
index 98b2e782c..63431dbbf 100644
--- a/src/www/status_interfaces.php
+++ b/src/www/status_interfaces.php
@@ -330,9 +330,7 @@ include("head.inc");
                     </tr>
 <?php
                     endif;
-                    $dnsv4 = get_nameservers(get_real_interface($ifdescr));
-                    $dnsv6 = get_nameservers(get_real_interface($ifdescr, 'inet6'));
-                    $dnsall = array_unique(array_merge($dnsv4, $dnsv6));
+                    $dnsall = get_nameservers($ifdescr);
                     if (count($dnsall)): ?>
                     <tr>
                       <td><?= gettext("DNS servers") ?></td>