diff --git a/package/network/config/netifd/Makefile b/package/network/config/netifd/Makefile
index 4eb4737a3..fb0358640 100644
--- a/package/network/config/netifd/Makefile
+++ b/package/network/config/netifd/Makefile
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 PKG_SOURCE_PROTO:=git
 PKG_SOURCE_URL=$(LEDE_GIT)/project/netifd.git
-PKG_SOURCE_DATE:=2018-01-04
-PKG_SOURCE_VERSION:=fd5c399c01ceb1bbede3ae8b0e1daaa7652a6fa1
-PKG_MIRROR_HASH:=0040f94d11d0039505328a90b2ff48968db873e9e7967307631bf40ef5679275
+PKG_SOURCE_DATE:=2017-01-25
+PKG_SOURCE_VERSION:=650758b16e5185505a3fbc1307949340af70b611
+PKG_MIRROR_HASH:=d09c740bc1bf6269678bd75c9af52ecd4be3d1d59402a543ceb9d4459cecfa2b
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Felix Fietkau <nbd@nbd.name>
 
 PKG_LICENSE:=GPL-2.0
diff --git a/package/network/config/netifd/files/lib/netifd/dhcp.script b/package/network/config/netifd/files/lib/netifd/dhcp.script
index 24f243c2c..e841f9185 100755
--- a/package/network/config/netifd/files/lib/netifd/dhcp.script
+++ b/package/network/config/netifd/files/lib/netifd/dhcp.script
@@ -18,12 +18,10 @@ setup_interface () {
 	proto_add_ipv4_address "$ip" "${subnet:-255.255.255.0}"
 	# TODO: apply $broadcast
 
-	local i
 	for i in $router; do
 		proto_add_ipv4_route "$i" 32 "" "$ip"
 		proto_add_ipv4_route 0.0.0.0 0 "$i" "$ip"
 
-		local r
 		for r in $CUSTOMROUTES; do
 			proto_add_ipv4_route "${r%%/*}" "${r##*/}" "$i" "$ip"
 		done
@@ -33,11 +31,11 @@ setup_interface () {
 	[ -n "$staticroutes" ] && set_classless_routes $staticroutes
 	[ -n "$msstaticroutes" ] && set_classless_routes $msstaticroutes
 
-	for i in $dns; do
-		proto_add_dns_server "$i"
+	for dns in $dns; do
+		proto_add_dns_server "$dns"
 	done
-	for i in $domain; do
-		proto_add_dns_search "$i"
+	for domain in $domain; do
+		proto_add_dns_search "$domain"
 	done
 
 	proto_add_data
diff --git a/package/network/config/netifd/files/lib/netifd/proto/dhcp.sh b/package/network/config/netifd/files/lib/netifd/proto/dhcp.sh
index 143e4451b..ea02d68bb 100755
--- a/package/network/config/netifd/files/lib/netifd/proto/dhcp.sh
+++ b/package/network/config/netifd/files/lib/netifd/proto/dhcp.sh
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ proto_dhcp_setup() {
 		append dhcpopts "-x $opt"
 	done
 
-	[ -z "$hostname" ] && hostname="$(cat /proc/sys/kernel/hostname)"
 	[ "$broadcast" = 1 ] && broadcast="-B" || broadcast=
 	[ "$release" = 1 ] && release="-R" || release=
 	[ -n "$clientid" ] && clientid="-x 0x3d:${clientid//:/}" || clientid="-C"