--- pppd/sys-linux.c
+++ pppd/sys-linux.c
@@ -2104,8 +2104,7 @@
     sscanf(utsname.release, "%d.%d.%d", &osmaj, &osmin, &ospatch);
     kernel_version = KVERSION(osmaj, osmin, ospatch);
 
     fd = open("/dev/ppp", O_RDWR);
-#if 0
     if (fd < 0 && errno == ENOENT) {
 	/* try making it and see if that helps. */
 	if (mknod("/dev/ppp", S_IFCHR | S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR,
@@ -2119,7 +2117,6 @@
 	    fd = open("/dev/ppp", O_RDWR);
 	}
     }
-#endif /* 0 */
     if (fd >= 0) {
 	new_style_driver = 1;