diff --git a/ports/run/netperf.inc b/ports/run/netperf.inc
index b6b7925a0..66b99d7c6 100644
--- a/ports/run/netperf.inc
+++ b/ports/run/netperf.inc
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@
 # \date   2013-04-18
 #
 
+if {[is_qemu_available]} {
+	puts "\nNetperf running on Qemu is not recommended.\n"
+	exit
+}
+
 set use_usb_driver      [expr [have_spec omap4] || [have_spec exynos5]]
 set use_nic_driver      [expr !$use_usb_driver && ![have_spec platform_imx53]]
 set use_platform_driver [expr [have_spec platform_arndale] || [have_spec platform_imx53]]
@@ -174,7 +179,7 @@ append config {
 			<arg value="-4"/>
 			<arg value="-f"/>
 			<libc tx_buf_size="2M" rx_buf_size="2M"}
-append_if [have_spec linux] config "ip_addr=\"$lx_ip_addr\" netmask=\"255.255.255.0\" gateway=\"10.0.2.1\""
+append_if [have_spec linux] config " ip_addr=\"$lx_ip_addr\" netmask=\"255.255.255.0\" gateway=\"10.0.2.1\""
 append config {/>
 		</config>}
 append_if $use_nic_bridge config {
diff --git a/ports/run/netperf_lwip.run b/ports/run/netperf_lwip.run
index 921f92561..760ff1fcb 100644
--- a/ports/run/netperf_lwip.run
+++ b/ports/run/netperf_lwip.run
@@ -5,11 +5,6 @@
 # \date   2013-07-08
 #
 
-if {[is_qemu_available]} {
-	puts "\nNetperf running on Qemu is not recommented.\n"
-	exit
-}
-
 # network configuration
 set use_nic_bridge      0
 set use_usb_11          "no"
diff --git a/ports/run/netperf_lwip_usb30.run b/ports/run/netperf_lwip_usb30.run
index 6a8b90086..a9a99f2dd 100644
--- a/ports/run/netperf_lwip_usb30.run
+++ b/ports/run/netperf_lwip_usb30.run
@@ -5,11 +5,6 @@
 # \date   2013-07-08
 #
 
-if {[is_qemu_available]} {
-	puts "\nNetperf running on Qemu is not recommented.\n"
-	exit
-}
-
 if {[have_spec omap4]} {
 	puts stderr "\nTest requires 1 Gbit network interface - not supported for omap4\n"
 	exit 0
diff --git a/ports/run/netperf_lxip.run b/ports/run/netperf_lxip.run
index 98cc4dc56..6958896ab 100644
--- a/ports/run/netperf_lxip.run
+++ b/ports/run/netperf_lxip.run
@@ -5,11 +5,6 @@
 # \date   2013-07-08
 #
 
-if {[is_qemu_available]} {
-	puts "\nNetperf running on Qemu is not recommented.\n"
-	exit
-}
-
 # network configuration
 set use_nic_bridge      0
 set use_usb_11          "no"
diff --git a/ports/run/netperf_lxip_usb30.run b/ports/run/netperf_lxip_usb30.run
index 255f57734..813374da4 100644
--- a/ports/run/netperf_lxip_usb30.run
+++ b/ports/run/netperf_lxip_usb30.run
@@ -5,11 +5,6 @@
 # \date   2013-07-08
 #
 
-if {[is_qemu_available]} {
-	puts "\nNetperf running on Qemu is not recommented.\n"
-	exit
-}
-
 if {[have_spec omap4]} {
 	puts stderr "\nTest requires 1 Gbit network interface - not supported for omap4\n"
 	exit 0