diff --git a/tools/hotplug/Linux/network-bridge b/tools/hotplug/Linux/network-bridge
index 954c0160b7..95aaba0c15 100644
--- a/tools/hotplug/Linux/network-bridge
+++ b/tools/hotplug/Linux/network-bridge
@@ -111,9 +111,9 @@ do_ifup() {
             # use the info from get_ip_info()
             ip addr flush $1
             ip addr add ${addr_pfx} dev $1
-            ip link set dev $1 up
-            [ -n "$gateway" ] && ip route add default via ${gateway}
         fi
+        ip link set dev $1 up
+        [ -n "$gateway" ] && ip route add default via ${gateway}
     fi
 }