diff --git a/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c b/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c
index f9f0f16..1f94967 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@
 #include <net/net_namespace.h>
 #include <net/netns/generic.h>
 
+#if defined(CONFIG_CPE_FAST_PATH)
+#include <linux/jiffies.h>
+#endif
+
 #define PPP_VERSION	"2.4.2"
 
 /*
@@ -3535,6 +3539,14 @@ ppp_connect_channel(struct channel *pch, int unit)
 
  outl:
 	spin_unlock(&pch->upl);
+#if defined(CONFIG_CPE_FAST_PATH)
+	if ((ppp->dev) && (!ppp->closing)) {
+		rtnl_lock();
+		rtmsg_ifinfo(RTM_NEWLINK, ppp->dev, 0, GFP_KERNEL, 0, NULL);
+		rtnl_unlock();
+	}
+#endif
+
  out:
 	mutex_unlock(&pn->all_ppp_mutex);
 	return ret;