diff --git a/templates/interface/tasks/interface.yml b/templates/interface/tasks/interface.yml
index 5b17f266864d1fd081abc2873a65aed3d17d7fdc..3aa362a05ef81fbdcb103a55d9beab4f6586ebb1 100644
--- a/templates/interface/tasks/interface.yml
+++ b/templates/interface/tasks/interface.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
               {% endif -%}
               mtu {{ interface_mtu }}
               {% if interface_default_gateway -%}
-              up route add default gw {{ interface_default_gateway }} 
+              up ip route add default via {{ interface_default_gateway }}
               {% endif -%}
               {% if interface_routes -%}
               {% for route in interface_routes -%}