diff --git a/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/vxlan.inc b/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/vxlan.inc
index 6fa7a4f28..6d2c5c6fd 100644
--- a/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/vxlan.inc
+++ b/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/vxlan.inc
@@ -154,13 +154,8 @@ function vxlan_configure_do($verbose = false, $device = null)
         service_log("done.\n", $verbose);
     }
 
-    // configure interface when device has changed
-    foreach ($changed_devices as $device_name) {
-        $friendly_if = convert_real_interface_to_friendly_interface_name($device_name);
-        if (!empty($friendly_if)) {
-            interface_configure($verbose, $friendly_if);
-        }
-    }
+    // configure attached interface when devices have changed
+    interfaces_restart_by_device($verbose, $changed_devices);
 }
 
 function vxlan_configure_device($device)
diff --git a/src/www/interfaces_bridge_edit.php b/src/www/interfaces_bridge_edit.php
index 3fce0ed76..b48b84178 100644
--- a/src/www/interfaces_bridge_edit.php
+++ b/src/www/interfaces_bridge_edit.php
@@ -217,10 +217,7 @@ if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] === 'GET') {
             write_config();
             interfaces_bridge_configure($bridge['bridgeif']);
             ifgroup_setup();
-            $confif = convert_real_interface_to_friendly_interface_name($bridge['bridgeif']);
-            if ($confif != '') {
-                interface_configure(false, $confif);
-            }
+            interfaces_restart_by_device(false, [$bridge['bridgeif']]);
             header(url_safe('Location: /interfaces_bridge.php'));
             exit;
         }
diff --git a/src/www/interfaces_gif_edit.php b/src/www/interfaces_gif_edit.php
index 51ccc8611..b2503416d 100644
--- a/src/www/interfaces_gif_edit.php
+++ b/src/www/interfaces_gif_edit.php
@@ -126,10 +126,7 @@ if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] === 'GET') {
             write_config();
             interfaces_gif_configure($gif['gifif']);
             ifgroup_setup();
-            $confif = convert_real_interface_to_friendly_interface_name($gif['gifif']);
-            if ($confif != '') {
-                interface_configure(false, $confif);
-            }
+            interfaces_restart_by_device(false, [$gif['gifif']]);
             header(url_safe('Location: /interfaces_gif.php'));
             exit;
         }
diff --git a/src/www/interfaces_gre_edit.php b/src/www/interfaces_gre_edit.php
index 8e63c26f1..4d02af8d5 100644
--- a/src/www/interfaces_gre_edit.php
+++ b/src/www/interfaces_gre_edit.php
@@ -96,10 +96,7 @@ if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] === 'GET') {
             write_config();
             interfaces_gre_configure($gre['greif']);
             ifgroup_setup();
-            $confif = convert_real_interface_to_friendly_interface_name($gre['greif']);
-            if ($confif != '') {
-                interface_configure(false, $confif);
-            }
+            interfaces_restart_by_device(false, [$gre['greif']]);
             header(url_safe('Location: /interfaces_gre.php'));
             exit;
         }