diff --git a/net/mwan3/files/etc/hotplug.d/iface/15-mwan3 b/net/mwan3/files/etc/hotplug.d/iface/15-mwan3
index ec0b27289..b09d80c21 100644
--- a/net/mwan3/files/etc/hotplug.d/iface/15-mwan3
+++ b/net/mwan3/files/etc/hotplug.d/iface/15-mwan3
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ case "$ACTION" in
 	;;
 	ifdown)
 		mwan3_delete_iface_rules $INTERFACE
-		mwan3_delete_iface_iptables $INTERFACE
 		mwan3_delete_iface_route $INTERFACE
 		mwan3_delete_iface_ipset_entries $INTERFACE
 		mwan3_track_signal $INTERFACE $DEVICE
diff --git a/net/mwan3/files/usr/sbin/mwan3 b/net/mwan3/files/usr/sbin/mwan3
index 41d78a3f2..1168ba37c 100755
--- a/net/mwan3/files/usr/sbin/mwan3
+++ b/net/mwan3/files/usr/sbin/mwan3
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ ifdown()
 	ACTION=ifdown INTERFACE=$1 /sbin/hotplug-call iface
 
 	kill $(pgrep -f "mwan3track $1 $2") &> /dev/null
+	mwan3_delete_iface_iptables $1
 	mwan3_track_clean $1
 }