if (ovs_router_lookup(route, iface, NULL, &gw)) {
struct netdev *egress_netdev;
- if (!netdev_open(iface, "system", &egress_netdev)) {
+ if (!netdev_open(iface, NULL, &egress_netdev)) {
status = netdev_get_carrier(egress_netdev);
netdev_close(egress_netdev);
}