diff --git a/package/network/utils/wireguard-tools/Makefile b/package/network/utils/wireguard-tools/Makefile
index 5b1fab057d937a..e2a86c97d8d26e 100644
--- a/package/network/utils/wireguard-tools/Makefile
+++ b/package/network/utils/wireguard-tools/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 PKG_NAME:=wireguard-tools
 
 PKG_VERSION:=1.0.20210914
-PKG_RELEASE:=2
+PKG_RELEASE:=3
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=wireguard-tools-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.xz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://git.zx2c4.com/wireguard-tools/snapshot/
diff --git a/package/network/utils/wireguard-tools/files/wireguard_watchdog b/package/network/utils/wireguard-tools/files/wireguard_watchdog
index 0126f699bb433e..fc90f4a25b3564 100644
--- a/package/network/utils/wireguard-tools/files/wireguard_watchdog
+++ b/package/network/utils/wireguard-tools/files/wireguard_watchdog
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ check_peer_activity() {
 }
 
 # query ubus for all active wireguard interfaces
-wg_ifaces=$(ubus -S call network.interface dump | jsonfilter -e '@.interface[@.up=true]' | jsonfilter -a -e '@[@.proto="wireguard"].interface' | tr "\n" " ")
+eval $(ubus -S call network.interface dump | jsonfilter -e 'wg_ifaces=@.interface[@.up=true && @.proto="wireguard"].interface')
 
 # check every peer in every active wireguard interface
 config_load network