diff --git a/package/switch/Makefile b/package/switch/Makefile
index c5775848030..fd1504e1565 100644
--- a/package/switch/Makefile
+++ b/package/switch/Makefile
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ define KernelPackage/switch
 	$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/switch-core.ko \
 	$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/switch-adm.ko \
 	$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/switch-robo.ko
-  AUTOLOAD:=$(call AutoLoad,20,switch-core switch-robo switch-adm)
+  AUTOLOAD:=$(call AutoLoad,20,switch-core switch-robo switch-adm,1)
 endef
 
 define KernelPackage/switch/description
diff --git a/target/linux/brcm47xx/base-files/lib/preinit/05_init_interfaces_brcm b/target/linux/brcm47xx/base-files/lib/preinit/05_init_interfaces_brcm
index e85dd49f429..04992dee163 100644
--- a/target/linux/brcm47xx/base-files/lib/preinit/05_init_interfaces_brcm
+++ b/target/linux/brcm47xx/base-files/lib/preinit/05_init_interfaces_brcm
@@ -23,10 +23,6 @@ set_preinit_iface() {
 }
 
 init_iface() {
-	insmod switch-core
-	insmod switch-robo
-	insmod switch-adm
-
 	[ -d /proc/switch/eth0 ] && [ "$ifname" = "eth0" ] && {
 		case "$(cat /proc/switch/eth0/cpuport)" in
 			"5") cpu_port="5u*";;