diff --git a/target/linux/ramips/dts/mt7621_ubnt_edgerouter-x-sfp.dts b/target/linux/ramips/dts/mt7621_ubnt_edgerouter-x-sfp.dts
index 50a77c3877a0..9f1e0a8d20c6 100644
--- a/target/linux/ramips/dts/mt7621_ubnt_edgerouter-x-sfp.dts
+++ b/target/linux/ramips/dts/mt7621_ubnt_edgerouter-x-sfp.dts
@@ -69,11 +69,12 @@
 	ports {
 		port@5 {
 			reg = <5>;
-			label = "eth5";
+			openwrt,netdev-name = "eth5";
 			phy-handle = <&ephy7>;
 			phy-mode = "rgmii-rxid";
 			nvmem-cells = <&macaddr_factory_22 5>;
 			nvmem-cell-names = "mac-address";
+			/delete-property/ label;
 		};
 	};
 };
diff --git a/target/linux/ramips/dts/mt7621_ubnt_edgerouter-x.dts b/target/linux/ramips/dts/mt7621_ubnt_edgerouter-x.dts
index 80467c88e983..c0230e13b423 100644
--- a/target/linux/ramips/dts/mt7621_ubnt_edgerouter-x.dts
+++ b/target/linux/ramips/dts/mt7621_ubnt_edgerouter-x.dts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 &gmac1 {
 	status = "okay";
-	label = "eth0";
+	openwrt,netdev-name = "eth0";
 	phy-handle = <&ethphy0>;
 
 	nvmem-cells = <&macaddr_factory_22 0>;
diff --git a/target/linux/ramips/dts/mt7621_ubnt_edgerouter-x.dtsi b/target/linux/ramips/dts/mt7621_ubnt_edgerouter-x.dtsi
index dc9908ba34c6..40433c1c43b2 100644
--- a/target/linux/ramips/dts/mt7621_ubnt_edgerouter-x.dtsi
+++ b/target/linux/ramips/dts/mt7621_ubnt_edgerouter-x.dtsi
@@ -22,42 +22,47 @@
 &gmac0 {
 	nvmem-cells = <&macaddr_factory_22 0>;
 	nvmem-cell-names = "mac-address";
-	label = "dsa";
+	openwrt,netdev-name = "dsa";
 };
 
 &switch0 {
 	ports {
 		port@0 {
 			status = "okay";
-			label = "eth0";
+			openwrt,netdev-name = "eth0";
+			/delete-property/ label;
 		};
 
 		port@1 {
 			status = "okay";
-			label = "eth1";
+			openwrt,netdev-name = "eth1";
 			nvmem-cells = <&macaddr_factory_22 1>;
 			nvmem-cell-names = "mac-address";
+			/delete-property/ label;
 		};
 
 		port@2 {
 			status = "okay";
-			label = "eth2";
+			openwrt,netdev-name = "eth2";
 			nvmem-cells = <&macaddr_factory_22 2>;
 			nvmem-cell-names = "mac-address";
+			/delete-property/ label;
 		};
 
 		port@3 {
 			status = "okay";
-			label = "eth3";
+			openwrt,netdev-name = "eth3";
 			nvmem-cells = <&macaddr_factory_22 3>;
 			nvmem-cell-names = "mac-address";
+			/delete-property/ label;
 		};
 
 		port@4 {
 			status = "okay";
-			label = "eth4";
+			openwrt,netdev-name = "eth4";
 			nvmem-cells = <&macaddr_factory_22 4>;
 			nvmem-cell-names = "mac-address";
+			/delete-property/ label;
 		};
 	};
 };
diff --git a/target/linux/ramips/mt7621/base-files/lib/preinit/04_set_netdev_label b/target/linux/ramips/mt7621/base-files/lib/preinit/04_set_netdev_label
index 110e023b962d..2c5e420f93bd 100644
--- a/target/linux/ramips/mt7621/base-files/lib/preinit/04_set_netdev_label
+++ b/target/linux/ramips/mt7621/base-files/lib/preinit/04_set_netdev_label
@@ -10,6 +10,14 @@ set_netdev_labels() {
 		[ "$netdev" = "$label" ] && continue
 		ip link set "$netdev" name "$label"
 	done
+
+	for dir in /sys/class/net/*; do
+		[ -r "$dir/of_node/openwrt,netdev-name" ] || continue
+		read -r label < "$dir/of_node/openwrt,netdev-name"
+		netdev="${dir##*/}"
+		[ "$netdev" = "$label" ] && continue
+		ip link set "$netdev" name "$label"
+	done
 }
 
 boot_hook_add preinit_main set_netdev_labels