diff --git a/packages/network/samba/init.d/52_samba b/packages/network/samba/init.d/52_samba
index 35fc751431..a572dbe5f2 100644
--- a/packages/network/samba/init.d/52_samba
+++ b/packages/network/samba/init.d/52_samba
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@
 
   if [ "$SAMBA_ENABLED" = "true" ]; then
 
-    wait_for_inet_addr
-
     progress  "Starting Samba server"
 
     SMB_USERCONF="/storage/.config/samba.conf"