diff --git a/include/netutils/ifc.h b/include/netutils/ifc.h
index 9a8b282d1..3b272343d 100644
--- a/include/netutils/ifc.h
+++ b/include/netutils/ifc.h
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ extern int ifc_disable(const char *ifname);
 
 #define RESET_IPV4_ADDRESSES 0x01
 #define RESET_IPV6_ADDRESSES 0x02
+#define RESET_IGNORE_INTERFACE_ADDRESS 0x04
 #define RESET_ALL_ADDRESSES  (RESET_IPV4_ADDRESSES | RESET_IPV6_ADDRESSES)
 extern int ifc_reset_connections(const char *ifname, const int reset_mask);
 
diff --git a/libnetutils/ifc_utils.c b/libnetutils/ifc_utils.c
index 3f6c6b56c..913f51e81 100644
--- a/libnetutils/ifc_utils.c
+++ b/libnetutils/ifc_utils.c
@@ -599,14 +599,16 @@ int ifc_reset_connections(const char *ifname, const int reset_mask)
 {
 #ifdef HAVE_ANDROID_OS
     int result, success;
-    in_addr_t myaddr;
+    in_addr_t myaddr = 0;
     struct ifreq ifr;
     struct in6_ifreq ifr6;
 
     if (reset_mask & RESET_IPV4_ADDRESSES) {
         /* IPv4. Clear connections on the IP address. */
         ifc_init();
-        ifc_get_info(ifname, &myaddr, NULL, NULL);
+        if (!(reset_mask & RESET_IGNORE_INTERFACE_ADDRESS)) {
+            ifc_get_info(ifname, &myaddr, NULL, NULL);
+        }
         ifc_init_ifr(ifname, &ifr);
         init_sockaddr_in(&ifr.ifr_addr, myaddr);
         result = ioctl(ifc_ctl_sock, SIOCKILLADDR,  &ifr);