diff --git a/package/ifupdown-scripts/Config.in b/package/ifupdown-scripts/Config.in
index 4b984bc30c..166094c511 100644
--- a/package/ifupdown-scripts/Config.in
+++ b/package/ifupdown-scripts/Config.in
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_IFUPDOWN_SCRIPTS
 	bool "ifupdown scripts"
 	default y if BR2_ROOTFS_SKELETON_DEFAULT
-	depends on !BR2_PACKAGE_SYSTEMD_NETWORKD && !BR2_PACKAGE_OPENRC
+	depends on !BR2_PACKAGE_SYSTEMD_NETWORKD && !BR2_PACKAGE_NETIFRC
 	help
 	  Set of scripts used by ifupdown (either the standalone one,
 	  or the busybox one) to bring network up, or tear it down.
diff --git a/package/ifupdown-scripts/ifupdown-scripts.mk b/package/ifupdown-scripts/ifupdown-scripts.mk
index 8a2337e46b..5ef032142c 100644
--- a/package/ifupdown-scripts/ifupdown-scripts.mk
+++ b/package/ifupdown-scripts/ifupdown-scripts.mk
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@ define IFUPDOWN_SCRIPTS_DHCP
 		echo "  hostname \$$(hostname)"; \
 	) >> $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/network/interfaces
 endef
+define IFUPDOWN_SCRIPTS_DHCP_OPENRC
+	echo "ifup $(IFUPDOWN_SCRIPTS_DHCP_IFACE)" \
+		> $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/ifup.$(IFUPDOWN_SCRIPTS_DHCP_IFACE)
+	echo "ifdown $(IFUPDOWN_SCRIPTS_DHCP_IFACE)" \
+		> $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/ifdown.$(IFUPDOWN_SCRIPTS_DHCP_IFACE)
+endef
 endif
 
 define IFUPDOWN_SCRIPTS_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
@@ -38,6 +44,12 @@ define IFUPDOWN_SCRIPTS_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
 	$(call SYSTEM_RSYNC,$(IFUPDOWN_SCRIPTS_PKGDIR)/network,$(TARGET_DIR)/etc/network)
 endef
 
+define IFUPDOWN_SCRIPTS_INSTALL_INIT_OPENRC
+	$(IFUPDOWN_SCRIPTS_PREAMBLE)
+	$(IFUPDOWN_SCRIPTS_DHCP)
+	$(IFUPDOWN_SCRIPTS_DHCP_OPENRC)
+endef
+
 define IFUPDOWN_SCRIPTS_INSTALL_INIT_SYSV
 	$(INSTALL) -D -m 0755 $(IFUPDOWN_SCRIPTS_PKGDIR)/S40network \
 		$(TARGET_DIR)/etc/init.d/S40network