diff --git a/kernel/init.c b/kernel/init.c
index fba31504..462578e1 100644
--- a/kernel/init.c
+++ b/kernel/init.c
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ int network_init(void)
 	// Initialize lwIP modules
 	tcpip_init(tcp_init_ok, NULL);
 
-	lwip_initialized = 0;
 	while(!lwip_initialized) {
 		reschedule();
 	}