diff --git a/lib/network.js b/lib/network.js
index f50248c..d8eeb21 100644
--- a/lib/network.js
+++ b/lib/network.js
@@ -872,18 +872,36 @@ function networkInterfaces(callback, rescan, defaultString) {
             let ieee8021xState = '';
             let type = '';
 
+            let ip4link = '';
+            let ip4linksubnet = '';
+            let ip6link = '';
+            let ip6linksubnet = '';
+
             if ({}.hasOwnProperty.call(ifaces, dev)) {
-              let ifaceName = dev;
-              ifaces[dev].forEach(function (details) {
+              const ifaceName = dev;
+              ifaces[dev].forEach((details) => {
                 if (details.family === 'IPv4' || details.family === 4) {
+                  if (ip4.match(/^169.254/i)) {
+                    ip4link = details.address;
+                    ip4linksubnet = details.netmask;
+                  } else if (!ip4) {
+                    ip4 = details.address;
+                    ip4subnet = details.netmask;
+                  }
+                }
+                if (!ip4 && (details.family === 'IPv4' || details.family === 4)) {
                   ip4 = details.address;
                   ip4subnet = details.netmask;
                 }
                 if (details.family === 'IPv6' || details.family === 6) {
-                  if (!ip6 || ip6.match(/^fe80::/i)) {
+                  if (!ip6 && !ip6.match(/^fe80::/i)) {
                     ip6 = details.address;
                     ip6subnet = details.netmask;
                   }
+                  if (ip6.match(/^fe80::/i)) {
+                    ip6link = details.address;
+                    ip6linksubnet = details.netmask;
+                  }
                 }
                 mac = details.mac;
                 // fallback due to https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/13581 (node 8.1 - node 8.2)
@@ -895,7 +913,15 @@ function networkInterfaces(callback, rescan, defaultString) {
                   mac = _mac[dev] || '';
                 }
               });
-              let iface = dev.split(':')[0].trim().toLowerCase();
+              if (!ip4 && ip4link) {
+                ip4 = ip4link;
+                ip4subnet = ip4linksubnet;
+              }
+              if (!ip6 && ip6link) {
+                ip6 = ip6link;
+                ip6subnet = ip6linksubnet;
+              }
+              const iface = dev.split(':')[0].trim().toLowerCase();
               let ifaceSanitized = '';
               const s = util.isPrototypePolluted() ? '---' : util.sanitizeShellString(iface);
               const l = util.mathMin(s.length, 2000);