Index: ip_carp.c
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RCS file: /home/ncvs/src/sys/netinet/ip_carp.c,v
retrieving revision 1.27.2.9
diff -u -r1.27.2.9 ip_carp.c
--- ip_carp.c	10 Oct 2006 18:39:38 -0000	1.27.2.9
+++ ip_carp.c	5 Jan 2007 10:07:48 -0000
@@ -1293,11 +1293,7 @@
 {
 	struct timeval tv;
 
-	if (sc->sc_carpdev == NULL) {
-		SC2IFP(sc)->if_drv_flags &= ~IFF_DRV_RUNNING;
-		carp_set_state(sc, INIT);
-		return;
-	} else
+	if (sc->sc_carpdev != NULL)
 		CARP_SCLOCK_ASSERT(sc);
 
 	if (SC2IFP(sc)->if_flags & IFF_UP &&