diff --git a/net/intel-em/+POST_DEINSTALL b/net/intel-em/+POST_DEINSTALL
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b1d89995e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net/intel-em/+POST_DEINSTALL
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/usr/local/etc/rc.loader
diff --git a/net/intel-em/+POST_INSTALL b/net/intel-em/+POST_INSTALL
index 4a5bf7b67..b1d89995e 100644
--- a/net/intel-em/+POST_INSTALL
+++ b/net/intel-em/+POST_INSTALL
@@ -1,6 +1 @@
-echo "Updating /boot/loader.conf"
-touch /boot/loader.conf
-cp /boot/loader.conf /boot/loader.conf.bak
-(grep -v if_em_updated_load /boot/loader.conf.bak; \
-    echo 'if_em_updated_load="YES"') > /boot/loader.conf
-rm -f /boot/loader.conf.bak
+/usr/local/etc/rc.loader
diff --git a/net/intel-em/+PRE_DEINSTALL b/net/intel-em/+PRE_DEINSTALL
deleted file mode 100644
index 7f4e685c8..000000000
--- a/net/intel-em/+PRE_DEINSTALL
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-echo "Updating /boot/loader.conf"
-touch /boot/loader.conf
-cp /boot/loader.conf /boot/loader.conf.bak
-(grep -v if_em_updated_load /boot/loader.conf.bak) > /boot/loader.conf
-rm -f /boot/loader.conf.bak
diff --git a/net/intel-em/Makefile b/net/intel-em/Makefile
index 7ee6e4176..d5f301f4b 100644
--- a/net/intel-em/Makefile
+++ b/net/intel-em/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 PLUGIN_NAME=		intel-em
-PLUGIN_VERSION=		1.1
+PLUGIN_VERSION=		1.2
 PLUGIN_COMMENT=		Intel Gigabit Base Driver
 PLUGIN_DEPENDS=		intel-em-kmod
 PLUGIN_MAINTAINER=	ad@opnsense.org
diff --git a/net/intel-em/src/etc/rc.loader.d/50-intel-em b/net/intel-em/src/etc/rc.loader.d/50-intel-em
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2eb36f58d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net/intel-em/src/etc/rc.loader.d/50-intel-em
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+if_em_updated_load="YES"