diff --git a/openwrt/package/ppp/files/ifup.pppoa b/openwrt/package/ppp/files/ifup.pppoa
index 3a6dea3259..f78a162ce5 100644
--- a/openwrt/package/ppp/files/ifup.pppoa
+++ b/openwrt/package/ppp/files/ifup.pppoa
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ eval "proto=\"\${${type}_proto}\""
 	exit
 }
 
-[ -d "/var/lock" ] || mkdir -p /var/lock || exit 1
+mkdir -p /var/lock
 
 for module in slhc ppp_generic pppoatm; do
 	/sbin/insmod $module 2>&- >&-
diff --git a/openwrt/package/ppp/files/ifup.pppoe b/openwrt/package/ppp/files/ifup.pppoe
index ed3c5e1eab..c7019fc398 100644
--- a/openwrt/package/ppp/files/ifup.pppoe
+++ b/openwrt/package/ppp/files/ifup.pppoe
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ eval "proto=\"\${${type}_proto}\""
 	exit
 }
 
-[ -d "/var/lock" ] || mkdir -p /var/lock || exit 1
+mkdir -p /var/lock
 
 for module in slhc ppp_generic pppox pppoe; do
 	/sbin/insmod $module 2>&- >&-
diff --git a/openwrt/package/pptp/files/ifup.pptp b/openwrt/package/pptp/files/ifup.pptp
index a9bc579b56..f401a36b2f 100644
--- a/openwrt/package/pptp/files/ifup.pptp
+++ b/openwrt/package/pptp/files/ifup.pptp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ eval "proto=\"\${${type}_proto}\""
 	exit
 }
 
-[ -d "/var/lock" ] || mkdir -p /var/lock || exit 1
+mkdir -p /var/lock
 
 for module in slhc ppp_generic ppp_async ip_gre; do
 	/sbin/insmod $module 2>&- >&-