diff --git a/src/devices/nm-device.c b/src/devices/nm-device.c
index 3f2f76938b..bc416ca3f0 100644
--- a/src/devices/nm-device.c
+++ b/src/devices/nm-device.c
@@ -3890,16 +3890,12 @@ device_link_changed (NMDevice *self)
 	if (priv->up && (!was_up || seen_down)) {
 		/* the link was down and just came up. That happens for example, while changing MTU.
 		 * We must restore IP configuration. */
-		if (priv->ip_state_4 == NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_DONE) {
-			if (!ip_config_merge_and_apply (self, AF_INET, TRUE))
-				_LOGW (LOGD_IP4, "failed applying IP4 config after link comes up again");
-		}
+		if (!ip_config_merge_and_apply (self, AF_INET, TRUE))
+			_LOGW (LOGD_IP4, "failed applying IP4 config after link comes up again");
 
 		priv->linklocal6_dad_counter = 0;
-		if (priv->ip_state_6 == NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_DONE) {
-			if (!ip_config_merge_and_apply (self, AF_INET6, TRUE))
-				_LOGW (LOGD_IP6, "failed applying IP6 config after link comes up again");
-		}
+		if (!ip_config_merge_and_apply (self, AF_INET6, TRUE))
+			_LOGW (LOGD_IP6, "failed applying IP6 config after link comes up again");
 	}
 
 	if (update_unmanaged_specs)