diff --git a/zebra/rt_netlink.c b/zebra/rt_netlink.c
index ee61cb2..50e83b7 100644
--- a/zebra/rt_netlink.c
+++ b/zebra/rt_netlink.c
@@ -596,7 +596,9 @@
       if (tb[IFA_LOCAL])
         {
           addr = RTA_DATA (tb[IFA_LOCAL]);
-          if (tb[IFA_ADDRESS])
+          if (tb[IFA_ADDRESS] &&
+	      memcmp(RTA_DATA(tb[IFA_ADDRESS]),RTA_DATA(tb[IFA_LOCAL]),4))
+	    /* if IFA_ADDRESS != IFA_LOCAL, then it's the peer address */
             broad = RTA_DATA (tb[IFA_ADDRESS]);
           else
             broad = NULL;