diff --git a/hw/ppc_prep.c b/hw/ppc_prep.c
index 2c4b242030..cafe88dc8e 100644
--- a/hw/ppc_prep.c
+++ b/hw/ppc_prep.c
@@ -636,13 +636,8 @@ static void ppc_prep_init (int ram_size, int vga_ram_size, int boot_device,
         if (nd_table[0].model == NULL
             || strcmp(nd_table[0].model, "ne2k_isa") == 0) {
             isa_ne2000_init(ne2000_io[i], i8259[ne2000_irq[i]], &nd_table[i]);
-        } else if (strcmp(nd_table[0].model, "?") == 0) {
-            fprintf(stderr, "qemu: Supported NICs: ne2k_isa\n");
-            exit (1);
         } else {
-            /* Why ? */
-            cpu_abort(env, "qemu: Unsupported NIC: %s\n", nd_table[0].model);
-            exit (1);
+            pci_nic_init(pci_bus, &nd_table[i], -1);
         }
     }