1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/net/ipv4/devinet.c b/net/ipv4/devinet.c
index 7f95e6e9beeb..88a22d20bf73 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/devinet.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/devinet.c
@@ -1057,9 +1057,10 @@ static int inetdev_event(struct notifier_block *this, unsigned long event,
         if (!in_dev) {
                 if (event == NETDEV_REGISTER) {
                         in_dev = inetdev_init(dev);
-                        if (!in_dev)
-                                panic("devinet: Failed to create loopback\n");
                         if (dev == &loopback_dev) {
+                                if (!in_dev)
+                                        panic("devinet: "
+                                              "Failed to create loopback\n");
                                 in_dev->cnf.no_xfrm = 1;
                                 in_dev->cnf.no_policy = 1;
                         }