--- linux-2.4.6.orig/net/core/dev.c	Sat Jul 14 17:48:57 2001
+++ linux-2.4.6/net/core/dev.c	Wed Jun 20 21:00:55 2001
@@ -2405,6 +2401,9 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_FASTROUTE
 	dev->fastpath_lock=RW_LOCK_UNLOCKED;
 #endif
-
-	if (dev_boot_phase)
-		net_dev_init();
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_DIVERT
 	ret = alloc_divert_blk(dev);