diff --git a/socket_info.c b/socket_info.c
index d06fdcfd2c8..1d28977c5fe 100644
--- a/socket_info.c
+++ b/socket_info.c
@@ -1205,6 +1205,9 @@ int add_interfaces(char* if_name, int family, unsigned short port,
 
 	for (ifa = ifap; ifa; ifa = ifa->ifa_next)
 	{
+		/* skip AF_PACKET addr family since it is of no use later on */
+		if (ifa->ifa_addr->sa_family == AF_PACKET)
+			continue;
 		if (if_name && strcmp(if_name, ifa->ifa_name))
 			continue;
 		if (family && family != ifa->ifa_addr->sa_family)