diff --git a/net/ipv4/devinet.c b/net/ipv4/devinet.c
index e197347..354e800 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/devinet.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/devinet.c
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@
 	}
 }
 
-struct in_device *inetdev_init(struct net_device *dev)
+static struct in_device *inetdev_init(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct in_device *in_dev;
 
@@ -405,12 +405,10 @@
 	ASSERT_RTNL();
 
 	if (!in_dev) {
-		in_dev = inetdev_init(dev);
-		if (!in_dev) {
-			inet_free_ifa(ifa);
-			return -ENOBUFS;
-		}
+		inet_free_ifa(ifa);
+		return -ENOBUFS;
 	}
+	ipv4_devconf_setall(in_dev);
 	if (ifa->ifa_dev != in_dev) {
 		BUG_TRAP(!ifa->ifa_dev);
 		in_dev_hold(in_dev);
@@ -520,13 +518,12 @@
 
 	in_dev = __in_dev_get_rtnl(dev);
 	if (in_dev == NULL) {
-		in_dev = inetdev_init(dev);
-		if (in_dev == NULL) {
-			err = -ENOBUFS;
-			goto errout;
-		}
+		err = -ENOBUFS;
+		goto errout;
 	}
 
+	ipv4_devconf_setall(in_dev);
+
 	ifa = inet_alloc_ifa();
 	if (ifa == NULL) {
 		/*