diff --git a/net/ipv4/ipconfig.c b/net/ipv4/ipconfig.c
index 071a785c65eb7a..b23464d9c53852 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ipconfig.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ipconfig.c
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ static void __init ic_close_devs(void)
 	while ((d = next)) {
 		next = d->next;
 		dev = d->dev;
-		if ((!ic_dev || dev != ic_dev->dev) && !netdev_uses_dsa(dev)) {
+		if (d != ic_dev && !netdev_uses_dsa(dev)) {
 			pr_debug("IP-Config: Downing %s\n", dev->name);
 			dev_change_flags(dev, d->flags);
 		}