diff --git a/Shorewall/Perl/lib.runtime b/Shorewall/Perl/lib.runtime
index d8bd65b1d..f654be373 100644
--- a/Shorewall/Perl/lib.runtime
+++ b/Shorewall/Perl/lib.runtime
@@ -1113,7 +1113,7 @@ interface_is_usable() # $1 = interface
     status=0
 
     if [ "$1" != lo ]; then
-	if interface_is_up $1 && [ "$(find_first_interface_address_if_any $1)" != :: ] && [ -z "$($IP -$g_family link list dev $1 2> /dev/null | fgrep 'state DOWN')" ]; then
+	if interface_is_up $1 && [ "$(find_first_interface_address_if_any $1)" != :: ]; then
 	    if [ "$COMMAND" != enable ]; then
 		[ ! -f ${VARDIR}/${1}_disabled ] && run_isusable_exit $1
 		status=$?