diff --git a/net/strongswan/files/swanctl.init b/net/strongswan/files/swanctl.init
index 2144c5c20..cebd3ea84 100644
--- a/net/strongswan/files/swanctl.init
+++ b/net/strongswan/files/swanctl.init
@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@ config_child() {
 	local mode="$2"
 
 	local hw_offload
+	local interface
 	local local_subnet
 	local local_nat
 	local updown
@@ -240,6 +241,7 @@ config_child() {
 	config_get closeaction "$1" closeaction "none"
 	config_get if_id "$1" if_id ""
 	config_get rekeytime "$1" rekeytime ""
+	config_get interface "$1" interface ""
 	config_get hw_offload "$1" hw_offload ""
 
 	config_list_foreach "$1" local_subnet append_var local_subnet ","
@@ -318,6 +320,7 @@ config_child() {
 	[ -n "$remote_subnet" ] && swanctl_xappend4 "remote_ts = $remote_subnet"
 
 	[ -n "$hw_offload" ] && swanctl_append4 "hw_offload = $hw_offload"
+	[ -n "$interface" ] && swanctl_append4 "interface = $interface"
 	[ -n "$if_id" ] && { swanctl_xappend4 "if_id_in = $if_id" ; swanctl_xappend4 "if_id_out = $if_id" ; }
 	[ -n "$startaction" -a "$startaction" != "none" ] && swanctl_xappend4 "start_action = $startaction"
 	[ -n "$closeaction" -a "$closeaction" != "none" ] && swanctl_xappend4 "close_action = $closeaction"