diff --git a/src/servers/net/NetServer.cpp b/src/servers/net/NetServer.cpp
index 192bd0b8d3..f70f567673 100644
--- a/src/servers/net/NetServer.cpp
+++ b/src/servers/net/NetServer.cpp
@@ -769,11 +769,9 @@ NetServer::_BringUpInterfaces()
 	// TODO: also check if the networking driver is correctly initialized!
 	//	(and check for other devices to take over its configuration)
 
-	if (!_TestForInterface("/dev/net/")) {
-		// there is no driver configured - see if there is one and try to use it
-		_ConfigureDevices("/dev/net",
-			missingDevice.HasString("device") ? &missingDevice : NULL);
-	}
+	// if a missing device has been found, add it to /dev/net
+	_ConfigureDevices("/dev/net",
+		missingDevice.HasString("device") ? &missingDevice : NULL);
 }