diff --git a/src/net/linux/addrs.c b/src/net/linux/addrs.c
index c8a904eda..24bed62e5 100644
--- a/src/net/linux/addrs.c
+++ b/src/net/linux/addrs.c
@@ -111,8 +111,17 @@ static bool parse_msg_addr(struct nlmsghdr *msg, ssize_t len,
 
 		if (ifa->ifa_family == AF_INET) {
 			sa_init(&sa, AF_INET);
-			sa.u.in.sin_addr.s_addr =
-				*(uint32_t *)RTA_DATA(rta_tb[IFA_ADDRESS]);
+			if (rta_tb[IFA_LOCAL]) {
+				/* looks like point-to-point network, use local
+				 * address, instead of peer */
+				sa.u.in.sin_addr.s_addr = *(
+					uint32_t *)RTA_DATA(rta_tb[IFA_LOCAL]);
+			}
+			else {
+				sa.u.in.sin_addr.s_addr =
+					*(uint32_t *)RTA_DATA(
+						rta_tb[IFA_ADDRESS]);
+			}
 		}
 		else if (ifa->ifa_family == AF_INET6) {
 			sa_set_in6(&sa, RTA_DATA(rta_tb[IFA_ADDRESS]), 0);