diff --git a/src/interface.c b/src/interface.c
index c70de2e..8c519cb 100644
--- a/src/interface.c
+++ b/src/interface.c
@@ -57,11 +57,6 @@ struct ipx_interface *get_interfaces(int ifnum) {
 	int this_ifnum = 0;
 	
 	while(ifptr) {
-		if(ifnum >= 0 && this_ifnum++ != ifnum) {
-			ifptr = ifptr->Next;
-			continue;
-		}
-		
 		struct reg_value rv;
 		int got_rv = 0;
 		
@@ -78,6 +73,11 @@ struct ipx_interface *get_interfaces(int ifnum) {
 			continue;
 		}
 		
+		if(ifnum >= 0 && this_ifnum++ != ifnum) {
+			ifptr = ifptr->Next;
+			continue;
+		}
+		
 		struct ipx_interface *nnic = malloc(sizeof(struct ipx_interface));
 		if(!nnic) {
 			log_printf("Out of memory! (Tried to allocate %u bytes)", (unsigned int)sizeof(struct ipx_interface));