diff --git a/services/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java b/services/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java
index 335d3fef11..2f6bbeccba 100644
--- a/services/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java
+++ b/services/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java
@@ -1785,13 +1785,18 @@ public class ConnectivityService extends IConnectivityManager.Stub {
             if (p == null) return;
             Collection<InetAddress> dnses = p.getDnses();
             try {
-                mNetd.setDnsServersForInterface(Integer.toString(netType),
+                mNetd.setDnsServersForInterface(p.getInterfaceName(),
                         NetworkUtils.makeStrings(dnses));
             } catch (Exception e) {
                 Slog.e(TAG, "exception setting dns servers: " + e);
             }
             boolean changed = false;
             if (mNetConfigs[netType].isDefault()) {
+                try {
+                    mNetd.setDefaultInterfaceForDns(p.getInterfaceName());
+                } catch (Exception e) {
+                    Slog.e(TAG, "exception setting default dns interface: " + e);
+                }
                 int j = 1;
                 if (dnses.size() == 0 && mDefaultDns != null) {
                     String dnsString = mDefaultDns.getHostAddress();
@@ -1818,10 +1823,6 @@ public class ConnectivityService extends IConnectivityManager.Stub {
                         SystemProperties.set("net.dns" + j++, dnsString);
                     }
                 }
-                try {
-                    mNetd.setDefaultInterfaceForDns(Integer.toString(netType));
-                } catch (Exception e) {
-                    Slog.e(TAG, "exception setting default dns interface: " + e);}
                 for (int k=j ; k<mNumDnsEntries; k++) {
                     if (changed || !TextUtils.isEmpty(SystemProperties.get("net.dns" + k))) {
                         if (DBG) log("erasing net.dns" + k);