diff --git a/src/nm-manager.c b/src/nm-manager.c
index de0a5afeb9..455691d50c 100644
--- a/src/nm-manager.c
+++ b/src/nm-manager.c
@@ -2088,7 +2088,7 @@ _platform_link_cb_idle (PlatformLinkCbData *data)
 
 		device = nm_manager_get_device_by_ifindex (self, data->ifindex);
 		if (device) {
-			if (nm_device_is_software (device) && nm_device_get_is_nm_owned (device)) {
+			if (nm_device_is_software (device)) {
 				/* Our software devices stick around until their connection is removed */
 				if (!nm_device_unrealize (device, FALSE, &error)) {
 					nm_log_warn (LOGD_DEVICE, "(%s): failed to unrealize: %s",