diff --git a/drivers/net/wan/hdlc_ppp.c b/drivers/net/wan/hdlc_ppp.c
index b81263eaede0..fbaab5bf71eb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wan/hdlc_ppp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wan/hdlc_ppp.c
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ int hdlc_ppp_ioctl(struct net_device *dev, struct ifreq *ifr)
 		dev->hard_header = NULL;
 		dev->type = ARPHRD_PPP;
 		dev->addr_len = 0;
+		netif_dormant_off(dev);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wan/hdlc_raw.c b/drivers/net/wan/hdlc_raw.c
index 9456d31cb1c1..f15aa6ba77f1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wan/hdlc_raw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wan/hdlc_raw.c
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ int hdlc_raw_ioctl(struct net_device *dev, struct ifreq *ifr)
 		dev->type = ARPHRD_RAWHDLC;
 		dev->flags = IFF_POINTOPOINT | IFF_NOARP;
 		dev->addr_len = 0;
+		netif_dormant_off(dev);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wan/hdlc_raw_eth.c b/drivers/net/wan/hdlc_raw_eth.c
index b1285cc8fee6..d1884987f94e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wan/hdlc_raw_eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wan/hdlc_raw_eth.c
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ int hdlc_raw_eth_ioctl(struct net_device *dev, struct ifreq *ifr)
 		dev->tx_queue_len = old_qlen;
 		memcpy(dev->dev_addr, "\x00\x01", 2);
                 get_random_bytes(dev->dev_addr + 2, ETH_ALEN - 2);
+		netif_dormant_off(dev);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wan/hdlc_x25.c b/drivers/net/wan/hdlc_x25.c
index 07e5eef1fe0f..a867fb411f89 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wan/hdlc_x25.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wan/hdlc_x25.c
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@ int hdlc_x25_ioctl(struct net_device *dev, struct ifreq *ifr)
 		dev->hard_header = NULL;
 		dev->type = ARPHRD_X25;
 		dev->addr_len = 0;
+		netif_dormant_off(dev);
 		return 0;
 	}