1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/net/ipv4/ipconfig.c b/net/ipv4/ipconfig.c
index 0da2afc97f32..99ec116bef14 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ipconfig.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ipconfig.c
@@ -253,6 +253,10 @@ static int __init ic_open_devs(void)
                 }
         }
 
+        /* no point in waiting if we could not bring up at least one device */
+        if (!ic_first_dev)
+                goto have_carrier;
+
         /* wait for a carrier on at least one device */
         start = jiffies;
         while (jiffies - start < msecs_to_jiffies(CONF_CARRIER_TIMEOUT)) {