diff --git a/client/scripts/linux b/client/scripts/linux
index 5fb16121..c4cef632 100755
--- a/client/scripts/linux
+++ b/client/scripts/linux
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ case "$reason" in
         interface_up_wait_time=5
         for i in $(seq 0 ${interface_up_wait_time})
         do
-            ifconfig ${interface} | grep RUNNING >/dev/null 2>&1
+            ${ip} link show dev ${interface} | grep -q LOWER_UP 2>&1
             if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
                 break;
             fi
