diff --git a/feeds/openflow/openvswitch/Makefile b/feeds/openflow/openvswitch/Makefile
index 224d41b40..0c876f531 100644
--- a/feeds/openflow/openvswitch/Makefile
+++ b/feeds/openflow/openvswitch/Makefile
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ include ./openvswitch.mk
 #
 PKG_NAME:=openvswitch
 PKG_VERSION:=$(ovs_version)
-PKG_RELEASE:=9
+PKG_RELEASE:=10
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://www.openvswitch.org/releases/
 PKG_HASH:=5c7baed537364d43af36c15dde298c95d35cb2cb3204b4d3fe9b0fc73c97f16d
diff --git a/feeds/openflow/openvswitch/files/openvswitch.init b/feeds/openflow/openvswitch/files/openvswitch.init
index f4a88edcf..abbbbf792 100755
--- a/feeds/openflow/openvswitch/files/openvswitch.init
+++ b/feeds/openflow/openvswitch/files/openvswitch.init
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ ovs_bridge_port_add() {
 	}
 
 	ovs-vsctl --may-exist add-port "$name" "$port" ${type:+ -- set interface "$port" type="$type"}
+	ovs_bridge_port_up "$port"
 	__port_list="$__port_list ${port} "
 }
 
@@ -162,6 +163,7 @@ ovs_bridge_port_add_complex() {
 	ovs-vsctl --may-exist add-port "$bridge" "$port" ${tag:+tag="$tag"} \
 		${ofport:+ -- set interface "$port" ofport_request="$ofport"} \
 		${type:+ -- set interface "$port" type="$type"}
+	ovs_bridge_port_up "$port"
 	__port_list="$__port_list ${port} "
 }
 
@@ -174,6 +176,12 @@ ovs_bridge_port_cleanup() {
 	done
 }
 
+ovs_bridge_port_up() {
+	local port="$1"
+
+	ip link set dev "$port" up
+}
+
 ovs_bridge_validate_datapath_id() {
 	local dpid="$1"