diff --git a/etc/inc/interfaces.inc b/etc/inc/interfaces.inc
index 5fc7850d3f..c861a97f31 100644
--- a/etc/inc/interfaces.inc
+++ b/etc/inc/interfaces.inc
@@ -998,6 +998,8 @@ function interface_ppps_configure($interface) {
 		mwexec("/bin/ln -s /usr/local/sbin/mpd.script {$g['varetc_path']}/.");
 		
 	$ifcfg = &$config['interfaces'][$interface];
+	if (!isset($ifcfg['enable']))
+		return 0;
 	if (is_array($config['ppps']['ppp']) && count($config['ppps']['ppp'])) {
 		foreach ($config['ppps']['ppp'] as $pppid => $ppp) {
 			if ($ifcfg['if'] == $ppp['if'])
@@ -1008,10 +1010,6 @@ function interface_ppps_configure($interface) {
 		log_error("Can't find PPP config for {$ifcfg['if']} in interface_ppps_configure().");
 		return 0;
 	}
-	if (!isset($ifcfg['enable'])) {
-		log_error("{$interface} is not enabled.");
-		return 0;
-	}
 	$pppif = $ifcfg['if'];
 	if ($ppp['type'] == "ppp")
 		$type = "modem";