diff --git a/clients/cli/connections.c b/clients/cli/connections.c
index 0901d22720..1d51047ba2 100644
--- a/clients/cli/connections.c
+++ b/clients/cli/connections.c
@@ -1741,8 +1741,7 @@ active_connection_state_cb (NMActiveConnection *active, GParamSpec *pspec, gpoin
 		         nm_object_get_path (NM_OBJECT (active)));
 		g_object_unref (active);
 		quit ();
-	} else if (   state == NM_ACTIVE_CONNECTION_STATE_DEACTIVATED
-	           || state == NM_ACTIVE_CONNECTION_STATE_UNKNOWN) {
+	} else if (state == NM_ACTIVE_CONNECTION_STATE_DEACTIVATED) {
 		g_string_printf (nmc->return_text, _("Error: Connection activation failed."));
 		nmc->return_value = NMC_RESULT_ERROR_CON_ACTIVATION;
 		g_object_unref (active);