1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/network-scripts/ifdown-eth b/network-scripts/ifdown-eth
index 7b457e85..8d62200f 100755
--- a/network-scripts/ifdown-eth
+++ b/network-scripts/ifdown-eth
@@ -180,4 +180,10 @@ if [ -n "$VLAN" ]; then
     fi
 fi
 
+if [ "${TYPE}" = "Veth" ]; then
+    if [ $(ip link show ${PEER} up | wc -l) -eq 0 ]; then
+        ip link delete ${DEVICE}
+    fi
+fi
+
 exit $retcode