diff --git a/net/modemmanager/Makefile b/net/modemmanager/Makefile
index 2b455512f..f327b1486 100644
--- a/net/modemmanager/Makefile
+++ b/net/modemmanager/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=modemmanager
 PKG_SOURCE_VERSION:=1.22.0
-PKG_RELEASE:=7
+PKG_RELEASE:=8
 
 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 afbe2397f..671f0db15 100755
--- a/net/modemmanager/files/modemmanager.proto
+++ b/net/modemmanager/files/modemmanager.proto
@@ -523,7 +523,9 @@ proto_modemmanager_setup() {
 	modemmanager_check_state "$device" "${modemstatus}" "$pincode"
 	[ "$?" -ne "0" ] && return 1
 
-	[ -z "${allowedmode}" ] || {
+	if [ -z "${allowedmode}" ]; then
+		modemmanager_set_allowed_mode "$device" "$interface" "any"
+	else
 		case "$allowedmode" in
 			"2g")
 				modemmanager_set_allowed_mode "$device" \
@@ -548,7 +550,7 @@ proto_modemmanager_setup() {
 		esac
 		# check error for allowed_mode and preferred_mode function call
 		[ "$?" -ne "0" ] && return 1
-	}
+	fi
 
 	# always cleanup before attempting a new connection, just in case
 	modemmanager_cleanup_connection "${modemstatus}"