diff --git a/kernel/init.c b/kernel/init.c
index ba1774d7..b227e5cc 100644
--- a/kernel/init.c
+++ b/kernel/init.c
@@ -294,10 +294,8 @@ int initd(void* arg)
 	init_netifs();
 
 	/* test if interface is really up */
-	if (!netif_is_up(&default_netif)) {
+	if (!netif_is_up(&default_netif))
 		kputs("network interface is not up\n");
-		return -ENODEV;
-	}
 #endif
 
 #if !NO_SYS