diff --git a/sys/arch/sparc/dev/if_le.c b/sys/arch/sparc/dev/if_le.c
index de59803c1f1f..fe422afe1cee 100644
--- a/sys/arch/sparc/dev/if_le.c
+++ b/sys/arch/sparc/dev/if_le.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: if_le.c,v 1.20 1995/04/12 08:47:21 pk Exp $ */
+/*	$NetBSD: if_le.c,v 1.21 1995/06/23 13:19:44 pk Exp $ */
 
 /*-
  * Copyright (c) 1982, 1992, 1993
@@ -456,8 +456,6 @@ leinit(unit)
 	register int s;
 
 	/* not yet, if address still unknown */
-	if (ifp->if_addrlist == (struct ifaddr *)0)
-		return (0);
 	if ((ifp->if_flags & IFF_RUNNING) == 0) {
 		s = splimp();
 		ifp->if_flags |= IFF_RUNNING;