diff --git a/root/etc/hotplug.d/iface/20-firewall b/root/etc/hotplug.d/iface/20-firewall
index d0f030b..ff6efe2 100644
--- a/root/etc/hotplug.d/iface/20-firewall
+++ b/root/etc/hotplug.d/iface/20-firewall
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@ has_zone() {
 [ "$ACTION" = ifupdate -a -z "$IFUPDATE_ADDRESSES" -a -z "$IFUPDATE_DATA" ] && exit 0
 
 /etc/init.d/firewall enabled || exit 0
+(
+	has_zone || exit 0
 
-has_zone || exit 0
-
-logger -t firewall "Reloading firewall due to $ACTION of $INTERFACE ($DEVICE)"
-fw4 -q reload
+	logger -t firewall "Reloading firewall due to $ACTION of $INTERFACE ($DEVICE)"
+	fw4 -q reload
+) &