diff --git a/package/network/config/netifd/Makefile b/package/network/config/netifd/Makefile
index b9f0e692d53..acfabf05e0e 100644
--- a/package/network/config/netifd/Makefile
+++ b/package/network/config/netifd/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=netifd
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 
 PKG_SOURCE_PROTO:=git
 PKG_SOURCE_URL=$(PROJECT_GIT)/project/netifd.git
diff --git a/package/network/config/netifd/files/usr/libexec/network/packet-steering.sh b/package/network/config/netifd/files/usr/libexec/network/packet-steering.sh
index 799c0808053..51b92844497 100755
--- a/package/network/config/netifd/files/usr/libexec/network/packet-steering.sh
+++ b/package/network/config/netifd/files/usr/libexec/network/packet-steering.sh
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ set_hex_val() {
 	local val="$2"
 	val="$(printf %x "$val")"
 	[ -n "$DEBUG" ] && echo "$file = $val"
-	echo "$val" > "$file"
+	echo "$val" > "$file" 2>/dev/null
 }
 
 packet_steering="$(uci get "network.@globals[0].packet_steering")"