diff --git a/meta-ibm/recipes-phosphor/network/network/ncsi-linkspeed@.service b/meta-ibm/recipes-phosphor/network/network/ncsi-linkspeed@.service
index 26737b9..dbc7841 100644
--- a/meta-ibm/recipes-phosphor/network/network/ncsi-linkspeed@.service
+++ b/meta-ibm/recipes-phosphor/network/network/ncsi-linkspeed@.service
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 [Unit]
 Description=Set %i gigabit link speed
 After=network.target
+ConditionPathExists=/sys/class/net/%i
 
 [Service]
 TimeoutSec=90s