diff --git a/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup-ppp b/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup-ppp
index bb314aca..677d84e8 100755
--- a/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup-ppp
+++ b/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup-ppp
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ fi
   exit 1
 }
 
-[ -f /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/chat-$DEVICE ] || {
+[ -n "$WVDIALSECT" -o -f /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/chat-$DEVICE ] || {
   echo "/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/chat-$DEVICE does not exist"
   echo "ifup-ppp for $DEVICE exiting"
   logger -p daemon.info -t ifup-ppp \
	Commit message (Expand)	Author	Age	Files	Lines
*	no_comment	Pascal Rigaux	1999-11-12	1	-1/+1
*	no_comment	Pascal Rigaux	1999-07-29	1	-0/+32