1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup-eth b/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup-eth
index 5c0a46c3..43e88fae 100755
--- a/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup-eth
+++ b/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup-eth
@@ -255,6 +255,7 @@ else
        SRC=
     fi
     
+    if [ "${REALDEVICE}" != "lo" ]; then
     if ! LC_ALL=C ip addr ls ${REALDEVICE} | LC_ALL=C grep -q "${IPADDR}/${PREFIX}" ; then
 	 if ! arping -q -c 2 -w 3 -D -I ${REALDEVICE} ${IPADDR} ; then
 	    echo $"Error, some other host already uses address ${IPADDR}."
@@ -265,6 +266,7 @@ else
 	    echo $"Error adding address ${IPADDR} for ${DEVICE}."
 	 fi
     fi
+    fi
     
     if [ -n "$SRCADDR" ]; then
            sysctl -w "net.ipv4.conf.${REALDEVICE}.arp_filter=1" >/dev/null 2>&1