diff --git a/drivers/net/xen-netfront.c b/drivers/net/xen-netfront.c
index 4312db8cdeab20c5c3b5ea0e3348f19ab3875ee7..0a59c57864f510ba5bcaf54df933dfbaa76f49e2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/xen-netfront.c
+++ b/drivers/net/xen-netfront.c
@@ -1709,7 +1709,6 @@ static void netback_changed(struct xenbus_device *dev,
 	case XenbusStateInitialised:
 	case XenbusStateReconfiguring:
 	case XenbusStateReconfigured:
-	case XenbusStateConnected:
 	case XenbusStateUnknown:
 	case XenbusStateClosed:
 		break;
@@ -1720,6 +1719,9 @@ static void netback_changed(struct xenbus_device *dev,
 		if (xennet_connect(netdev) != 0)
 			break;
 		xenbus_switch_state(dev, XenbusStateConnected);
+		break;
+
+	case XenbusStateConnected:
 		netif_notify_peers(netdev);
 		break;