diff --git a/ip/ipaddress.c b/ip/ipaddress.c
index 28d3c2d2..b055b68b 100644
--- a/ip/ipaddress.c
+++ b/ip/ipaddress.c
@@ -210,8 +210,7 @@ int print_linkinfo(const struct sockaddr_nl *who,
 
 	parse_rtattr(tb, IFLA_MAX, IFLA_RTA(ifi), len);
 	if (tb[IFLA_IFNAME] == NULL) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "BUG: nil ifname\n");
-		return -1;
+		fprintf(stderr, "BUG: device with ifindex %d has nil ifname\n", ifi->ifi_index);
 	}
 	if (filter.label &&
 	    (!filter.family || filter.family == AF_PACKET) &&