diff --git a/net/modemmanager/Makefile b/net/modemmanager/Makefile
index 166fa6365..952f7c3e7 100644
--- a/net/modemmanager/Makefile
+++ b/net/modemmanager/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=modemmanager
 PKG_VERSION:=1.12.0
-PKG_RELEASE:=4
+PKG_RELEASE:=5
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=ModemManager-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.xz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://www.freedesktop.org/software/ModemManager
diff --git a/net/modemmanager/files/modemmanager.proto b/net/modemmanager/files/modemmanager.proto
index 7fb589c78..b7d99f41d 100755
--- a/net/modemmanager/files/modemmanager.proto
+++ b/net/modemmanager/files/modemmanager.proto
@@ -304,6 +304,8 @@ modemmanager_disconnected_method_common() {
 }
 
 proto_modemmanager_init_config() {
+	available=1
+	no_device=1
 	proto_config_add_string	 "device:device"
 	proto_config_add_string	 apn
 	proto_config_add_string	 username