diff --git a/package/network/config/firewall/files/firewall.init b/package/network/config/firewall/files/firewall.init
index ee3ed1a28..bcec949af 100755
--- a/package/network/config/firewall/files/firewall.init
+++ b/package/network/config/firewall/files/firewall.init
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ stop_service() {
 }
 
 reload_service() {
+	reload_config firewall
 	fw3 reload
 }