diff --git a/src/net/linux/addrs.c b/src/net/linux/addrs.c
index 24bed62e5..1422721d2 100644
--- a/src/net/linux/addrs.c
+++ b/src/net/linux/addrs.c
@@ -124,7 +124,16 @@ static bool parse_msg_addr(struct nlmsghdr *msg, ssize_t len,
 			}
 		}
 		else if (ifa->ifa_family == AF_INET6) {
-			sa_set_in6(&sa, RTA_DATA(rta_tb[IFA_ADDRESS]), 0);
+			if (rta_tb[IFA_LOCAL]) {
+				/* looks like point-to-point network, use local
+				 * address, instead of peer */
+				sa_set_in6(&sa, RTA_DATA(rta_tb[IFA_LOCAL]),
+					   0);
+			}
+			else {
+				sa_set_in6(&sa, RTA_DATA(rta_tb[IFA_ADDRESS]),
+					   0);
+			}
 			sa_set_scopeid(&sa, ifa->ifa_index);
 		}
 		else