diff --git a/package/network/config/ltq-vdsl-app/Makefile b/package/network/config/ltq-vdsl-app/Makefile
index 770f1314498..0823a0e7e9a 100644
--- a/package/network/config/ltq-vdsl-app/Makefile
+++ b/package/network/config/ltq-vdsl-app/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/kernel.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=ltq-vdsl-app
 PKG_VERSION:=4.17.18.6
-PKG_RELEASE:=7
+PKG_RELEASE:=8
 PKG_BASE_NAME:=dsl_cpe_control
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_BASE_NAME)_vrx-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@OPENWRT
diff --git a/package/network/config/ltq-vdsl-app/src/src/dsl_cpe_ubus.c b/package/network/config/ltq-vdsl-app/src/src/dsl_cpe_ubus.c
index 52b2be20e16..8eefdfe4d50 100644
--- a/package/network/config/ltq-vdsl-app/src/src/dsl_cpe_ubus.c
+++ b/package/network/config/ltq-vdsl-app/src/src/dsl_cpe_ubus.c
@@ -532,7 +532,12 @@ static void g997_channel_status(int fd, DSL_AccessDir_t direction) {
 	IOCTL_DIR(DSL_G997_ChannelStatus_t, DSL_FIO_G997_CHANNEL_STATUS_GET, direction);
 
 	m_u32("interleave_delay", out.data.ActualInterleaveDelay * 10);
+#ifndef INCLUDE_DSL_CPE_API_DANUBE
+	// prefer ACTNDR, see comments in drv_dsl_cpe_api_g997.h
+	m_u32("data_rate", out.data.ActualNetDataRate);
+#else
 	m_u32("data_rate", out.data.ActualDataRate);
+#endif
 }
 
 static void g997_line_status(int fd, DSL_AccessDir_t direction) {