diff --git a/drivers/net/wan/lapbether.c b/drivers/net/wan/lapbether.c
index f6562a343cb4..b965eb6a4bb1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wan/lapbether.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wan/lapbether.c
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ static int lapbeth_device_event(struct notifier_block *this,
 	if (dev_net(dev) != &init_net)
 		return NOTIFY_DONE;
 
-	if (!dev_is_ethdev(dev))
+	if (!dev_is_ethdev(dev) && !lapbeth_get_x25_dev(dev))
 		return NOTIFY_DONE;
 
 	switch (event) {