diff --git a/net/modemmanager/Makefile b/net/modemmanager/Makefile
index 87a6c6a22b..479f4f3715 100644
--- a/net/modemmanager/Makefile
+++ b/net/modemmanager/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=modemmanager
 PKG_VERSION:=1.22.0
-PKG_RELEASE:=14
+PKG_RELEASE:=15
 
 PKG_SOURCE_PROTO:=git
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/mobile-broadband/ModemManager.git
diff --git a/net/modemmanager/files/lib/netifd/proto/modemmanager.sh b/net/modemmanager/files/lib/netifd/proto/modemmanager.sh
index ce051a7639..89fc9ca36f 100644
--- a/net/modemmanager/files/lib/netifd/proto/modemmanager.sh
+++ b/net/modemmanager/files/lib/netifd/proto/modemmanager.sh
@@ -557,7 +557,6 @@ proto_modemmanager_setup() {
 
 	# setup connect args; APN mandatory (even if it may be empty)
 	echo "starting connection with apn '${apn}'..."
-	proto_notify_error "${interface}" MM_CONNECT_IN_PROGRESS
 
 	# setup allow-roaming parameter
 	if [ -n "${allow_roaming}" ] && [ "${allow_roaming}" -eq 0 ];then