diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index ecc35a29fe0bf61d37a04c3cfc6f17d12f6638ec..673f36e4c93b2e62550e59ae1e8b06a02241778b 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+Tue May 12 17:25:52 CEST 2009 Daniel Veillard <veillard@redhat.com>
+
+	* src/network_driver.c: enable bridges which are not up, i.e.
+	  without an IP address, patch by Ludwig Nussel
+
 Mon May 11 16:25:22 BST 2009 Daniel P. Berrange <berrange@redhat.com>
 
 	* src/datatypes.c: Change hash destructors to call the internal
diff --git a/src/network_driver.c b/src/network_driver.c
index a17a7691d5586c49590bbcbf6dd38b3c5f8de6b3..a163b15aa1d35ca5cd889e85d2f4631f67f9a94d 100644
--- a/src/network_driver.c
+++ b/src/network_driver.c
@@ -836,8 +836,7 @@ static int networkStartNetworkDaemon(virConnectPtr conn,
         goto err_delbr;
     }
 
-    if (network->def->ipAddress &&
-        (err = brSetInterfaceUp(driver->brctl, network->def->bridge, 1))) {
+    if ((err = brSetInterfaceUp(driver->brctl, network->def->bridge, 1))) {
         virReportSystemError(conn, err,
                              _("failed to bring the bridge '%s' up"),
                              network->def->bridge);
@@ -878,8 +877,7 @@ static int networkStartNetworkDaemon(virConnectPtr conn,
     networkRemoveIptablesRules(driver, network);
 
  err_delbr1:
-    if (network->def->ipAddress &&
-        (err = brSetInterfaceUp(driver->brctl, network->def->bridge, 0))) {
+    if ((err = brSetInterfaceUp(driver->brctl, network->def->bridge, 0))) {
         char ebuf[1024];
         networkLog(NETWORK_WARN, _("Failed to bring down bridge '%s' : %s\n"),
                  network->def->bridge, virStrerror(err, ebuf, sizeof ebuf));
@@ -920,8 +918,7 @@ static int networkShutdownNetworkDaemon(virConnectPtr conn,
     networkRemoveIptablesRules(driver, network);
 
     char ebuf[1024];
-    if (network->def->ipAddress &&
-        (err = brSetInterfaceUp(driver->brctl, network->def->bridge, 0))) {
+    if ((err = brSetInterfaceUp(driver->brctl, network->def->bridge, 0))) {
         networkLog(NETWORK_WARN, _("Failed to bring down bridge '%s' : %s\n"),
                  network->def->bridge, virStrerror(err, ebuf, sizeof ebuf));
     }