1 files changed, 1 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/wan/hdlc_ppp.c b/drivers/net/wan/hdlc_ppp.c
index b81263eaede0..fbaab5bf71eb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wan/hdlc_ppp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wan/hdlc_ppp.c
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ int hdlc_ppp_ioctl(struct net_device *dev, struct ifreq *ifr)
                 dev->hard_header = NULL;
                 dev->type = ARPHRD_PPP;
                 dev->addr_len = 0;
+                netif_dormant_off(dev);
                 return 0;
         }