diff --git a/modules.d/35network-legacy/ifup.sh b/modules.d/35network-legacy/ifup.sh
index a05c469808..0dc9541c8b 100755
--- a/modules.d/35network-legacy/ifup.sh
+++ b/modules.d/35network-legacy/ifup.sh
@@ -446,7 +446,11 @@ for p in $(getargs ip=); do
 
     # If this option isn't directed at our interface, skip it
     if [ -n "$dev" ]; then
-        [ "$dev" != "$netif" ] && continue
+        if [ "$dev" != "$netif" ]; then
+            [ ! -e "/sys/class/net/$dev" ] \
+                && warn "Network interface '$dev' does not exist!"
+            continue
+        fi
     else
         iface_is_enslaved "$netif" && continue
     fi
diff --git a/modules.d/35network-legacy/parse-ip-opts.sh b/modules.d/35network-legacy/parse-ip-opts.sh
index 35917bbfbc..19af878965 100755
--- a/modules.d/35network-legacy/parse-ip-opts.sh
+++ b/modules.d/35network-legacy/parse-ip-opts.sh
@@ -97,6 +97,11 @@ for p in $(getargs ip=); do
         fi
         # IFACES list for later use
         IFACES="$IFACES $dev"
+
+        # Interface should exist
+        if [ ! -e "/sys/class/net/$dev" ]; then
+            warn "Network interface '$dev' does not exist"
+        fi
     fi
 
     # Do we need to check for specific options?
diff --git a/modules.d/45ifcfg/write-ifcfg.sh b/modules.d/45ifcfg/write-ifcfg.sh
index 5f71515ac7..345863f995 100755
--- a/modules.d/45ifcfg/write-ifcfg.sh
+++ b/modules.d/45ifcfg/write-ifcfg.sh
@@ -103,6 +103,11 @@ interface_bind() {
     local _netif="$1"
     local _macaddr="$2"
 
+    if [ ! -e "/sys/class/net/$_netif" ]; then
+        derror "Cannot find network interface '$_netif'!"
+        return 1
+    fi
+
     # see, if we can bind it to some hw parms
     if hw_bind "$_netif" "$_macaddr"; then
         # only print out DEVICE, if it's user assigned