diff --git a/net/ipv4/ipconfig.c b/net/ipv4/ipconfig.c
index 67e8a6b..c30505e 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ipconfig.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ipconfig.c
@@ -1375,9 +1375,7 @@ static int __init wait_for_devices(void)
 static int __init ip_auto_config(void)
 {
 	__be32 addr;
-#ifdef IPCONFIG_DYNAMIC
 	int retries = CONF_OPEN_RETRIES;
-#endif
 	int err;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
@@ -1398,12 +1396,22 @@ static int __init ip_auto_config(void)
 
 	/* Setup all network devices */
 	err = ic_open_devs();
+
+	if (err && --retries) {
+		pr_info("IP-Config: Reopening network devices...\n");
+		ssleep(1);
+		goto try_try_again;
+	}
+
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
 	/* Give drivers a chance to settle */
 	msleep(CONF_POST_OPEN);
 
+#ifdef IPCONFIG_DYNAMIC
+	retries = CONF_OPEN_RETRIES;
+#endif
 	/*
 	 * If the config information is insufficient (e.g., our IP address or
 	 * IP address of the boot server is missing or we have multiple network