system-linux: always set the ifindex for hotplug devices on init

Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau <nbd@openwrt.org>

1 files changed, 1 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/system-linux.c b/system-linux.c
index b513948..7a194ca 100644
--- a/system-linux.c
+++ b/system-linux.c
@@ -611,11 +611,8 @@ void system_if_clear_state(struct device *dev)
 	static char buf[256];
 	char *bridge;
 
-	if (dev->external)
-		return;
-
 	device_set_ifindex(dev, system_if_resolve(dev));
-	if (!dev->ifindex)
+	if (dev->external || !dev->ifindex)
 		return;
 
 	system_if_flags(dev->ifname, 0, IFF_UP);