diff --git a/libnetutils/dhcp_utils.c b/libnetutils/dhcp_utils.c
index a22096781..a59de0d5a 100644
--- a/libnetutils/dhcp_utils.c
+++ b/libnetutils/dhcp_utils.c
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ static int fill_ip_info(const char *interface,
     property_get(prop_name, server, NULL);
 
     //TODO: Handle IPv6 when we change system property usage
-    if (strcmp(gateway, "0.0.0.0") == 0) {
+    if (gateway[0] == '\0' || strncmp(gateway, "0.0.0.0", 7) == 0) {
         //DHCP server is our best bet as gateway
         strncpy(gateway, server, PROPERTY_VALUE_MAX);
     }