diff --git a/package/ppp/Makefile b/package/ppp/Makefile
index d7dcc65f83..e0724fffa7 100644
--- a/package/ppp/Makefile
+++ b/package/ppp/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/kernel.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=ppp
 PKG_VERSION:=2.4.4
-PKG_RELEASE:=7
+PKG_RELEASE:=8
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=ftp://ftp.samba.org/pub/ppp/
diff --git a/package/ppp/files/ppp.sh b/package/ppp/files/ppp.sh
index 53cfb1be1a..46a66c969c 100644
--- a/package/ppp/files/ppp.sh
+++ b/package/ppp/files/ppp.sh
@@ -92,11 +92,11 @@ start_pppd() {
 	}
 
 	local demand
-	config_get_bool demand "$cfg" demand 0
+	config_get demand "$cfg" demand 0
 
 	local demandargs
-	[ "$demand" -eq 1 ] && {
-		demandargs="precompiled-active-filter /etc/ppp/filter demand idle"
+	[ "$demand" -gt 0 ] && {
+		demandargs="precompiled-active-filter /etc/ppp/filter demand idle $demand"
 		[ "$has_dns" -eq 0 ] && add_dns "$cfg" 1.1.1.1
 	} || {
 		demandargs="persist"