diff --git a/include/minix/com.h b/include/minix/com.h
index f35d0e108..293a1a333 100644
--- a/include/minix/com.h
+++ b/include/minix/com.h
@@ -255,6 +255,9 @@
 #define DL_RQ_BASE	0x200		
 #define DL_RS_BASE	0x280		
 
+#define IS_DL_RQ(type) (((type) & ~0x7f) == DL_RQ_BASE)
+#define IS_DL_RS(type) (((type) & ~0x7f) == DL_RS_BASE)
+
 /* Message types for data link layer requests. */
 #define DL_CONF		(DL_RQ_BASE + 0)
 #define DL_GETSTAT_S	(DL_RQ_BASE + 1)
diff --git a/lib/libnetdriver/netdriver.c b/lib/libnetdriver/netdriver.c
index 8b49017d4..a2176e451 100644
--- a/lib/libnetdriver/netdriver.c
+++ b/lib/libnetdriver/netdriver.c
@@ -59,6 +59,11 @@ int *status_ptr;
 		return r;
 	}
 
+	/* Let non-datalink requests through regardless. */
+	if (!IS_DL_RQ(m_ptr->m_type)) {
+		return r;
+	}
+
 	/* See if only DL_CONF is to be expected. */
 	if(conf_expected) {
 		if(m_ptr->m_type == DL_CONF) {