diff -u linux-2.6.17.8-vs2.1.1-rc29.1.4/kernel/vserver/network.c linux-2.6.17.8-vs2.1.1-rc29.1.4/kernel/vserver/network.c
--- linux-2.6.17.8-vs2.1.1-rc29.1.4/kernel/vserver/network.c	2006-08-19 01:45:50 +0200
+++ linux-2.6.17.8-vs2.1.1-rc29.1.4/kernel/vserver/network.c	2006-08-19 01:45:50 +0200
@@ -511,13 +511,25 @@
 
 void nx_set_persistent(struct nx_info *nxi)
 {
-	if (nx_info_flags(nxi, NXF_PERSISTENT, 0)) {
-		get_nx_info(nxi);
-		claim_nx_info(nxi, current);
-	} else {
-		release_nx_info(nxi, current);
-		put_nx_info(nxi);
-	}
+	get_nx_info(nxi);
+	claim_nx_info(nxi, current);
+}
+
+void nx_clear_persistent(struct nx_info *nxi)
+{
+	vxdprintk(VXD_CBIT(nid, 6),
+		"nx_clear_persistent(%p[#%d])", nxi, nxi->nx_id);
+
+	release_nx_info(nxi, current);
+	put_nx_info(nxi);
+}
+
+void nx_update_persistent(struct nx_info *nxi)
+{
+	if (nx_info_flags(nxi, NXF_PERSISTENT, 0))
+		nx_set_persistent(nxi);
+	else
+		nx_clear_persistent(nxi);
 }
 
 /* vserver syscall commands below here */
@@ -703,7 +715,7 @@
 	nxi->nx_flags = vx_mask_flags(nxi->nx_flags,
 		vc_data.flagword, mask);
 	if (trigger & NXF_PERSISTENT)
-		nx_set_persistent(nxi);
+		nx_update_persistent(nxi);
 
 	return 0;
 }