diff --git a/meta-sysmocom-bsp/recipes-bsp/netbase/netbase/sysmocom-idu/interfaces b/meta-sysmocom-bsp/recipes-bsp/netbase/netbase/sysmocom-idu/interfaces
index 800d2b2714..2503cd8882 100644
--- a/meta-sysmocom-bsp/recipes-bsp/netbase/netbase/sysmocom-idu/interfaces
+++ b/meta-sysmocom-bsp/recipes-bsp/netbase/netbase/sysmocom-idu/interfaces
@@ -39,6 +39,6 @@ iface br0.6 inet static
 
 # 172.16.1.1 is the service IP address for SOBMGMT
 auto br0.6:0
-iface br0.6:0 inet manual
+iface br0.6:0 inet static
 	address 172.16.1.1
 	netmask 255.255.255.255