diff --git a/mxrouter/mxrouterctl b/mxrouter/mxrouterctl
index b8fb6ed..457241a 100755
--- a/mxrouter/mxrouterctl
+++ b/mxrouter/mxrouterctl
@@ -488,6 +488,7 @@ sub start {
 	}
 
 	my ($have_vlan)=read_active_vlans();
+	delete $have_vlan->{$_} for keys %$want_if;  # vlan interfaces created in main and moved via interaface()
 	my ($new_vlan,$del_vlan)=({},{},{},{});
 
 	for (keys %$want_vlan) {