diff --git a/net/modemmanager/Makefile b/net/modemmanager/Makefile
index b6063fb852..3c021b44dd 100644
--- a/net/modemmanager/Makefile
+++ b/net/modemmanager/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=modemmanager
 PKG_SOURCE_VERSION:=1.20.6
-PKG_RELEASE:=2
+PKG_RELEASE:=3
 
 PKG_SOURCE_PROTO:=git
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/mobile-broadband/ModemManager.git
diff --git a/net/modemmanager/files/modemmanager.proto b/net/modemmanager/files/modemmanager.proto
index e6ec9e2030..2a61f51788 100755
--- a/net/modemmanager/files/modemmanager.proto
+++ b/net/modemmanager/files/modemmanager.proto
@@ -368,11 +368,6 @@ proto_modemmanager_setup() {
 		proto_set_available "${interface}" 0
 		return 1
 	}
-	[ -e "${device}" ] || {
-		echo "Device not found in sysfs"
-		proto_set_available "${interface}" 0
-		return 1
-	}
 
 	# validate that ModemManager is handling the modem at the sysfs path
 	modemstatus=$(mmcli --modem="${device}" --output-keyvalue)