diff --git a/src/lxc/confile.c b/src/lxc/confile.c
index 43b68bdd41..c55ea78729 100644
--- a/src/lxc/confile.c
+++ b/src/lxc/confile.c
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 #include "config.h"
 #include "confile.h"
 #include "confile_utils.h"
+#include <../include/netns_ifaddrs.h>
 #include "log.h"
 #include "lxcseccomp.h"
 #include "network.h"
@@ -55,12 +56,6 @@
 #include "storage.h"
 #include "utils.h"
 
-#if HAVE_IFADDRS_H
-#include <ifaddrs.h>
-#else
-#include <../include/ifaddrs.h>
-#endif
-
 #if HAVE_SYS_PERSONALITY_H
 #include <sys/personality.h>
 #endif
@@ -324,14 +319,14 @@ static int set_config_net_flags(const char *key, const char *value,
 static int create_matched_ifnames(const char *value, struct lxc_conf *lxc_conf,
 				  struct lxc_netdev *netdev)
 {
-	struct ifaddrs *ifaddr, *ifa;
+	struct netns_ifaddrs *ifaddr, *ifa;
 	int n;
 	int ret = 0;
 	const char *type_key = "lxc.net.type";
 	const char *link_key = "lxc.net.link";
 	const char *tmpvalue = "phys";
 
-	if (getifaddrs(&ifaddr) == -1) {
+	if (netns_getifaddrs(&ifaddr, -1, &(bool){false}) < 0) {
 		SYSERROR("Get network interfaces failed");
 		return -1;
 	}
@@ -359,7 +354,7 @@ static int create_matched_ifnames(const char *value, struct lxc_conf *lxc_conf,
 		}
 	}
 
-	freeifaddrs(ifaddr);
+	netns_freeifaddrs(ifaddr);
 	ifaddr = NULL;
 
 	return ret;
diff --git a/src/lxc/lxccontainer.c b/src/lxc/lxccontainer.c
index a6a7df2127..412fe0456c 100644
--- a/src/lxc/lxccontainer.c
+++ b/src/lxc/lxccontainer.c
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
 #include "confile_utils.h"
 #include "criu.h"
 #include "error.h"
+#include <../include/netns_ifaddrs.h>
 #include "initutils.h"
 #include "log.h"
 #include "lxc.h"
@@ -78,12 +79,6 @@
 #include <sys/mkdev.h>
 #endif
 
-#if HAVE_IFADDRS_H
-#include <ifaddrs.h>
-#else
-#include <../include/ifaddrs.h>
-#endif
-
 #if IS_BIONIC
 #include <../include/lxcmntent.h>
 #else
@@ -2327,7 +2322,7 @@ static char **do_lxcapi_get_interfaces(struct lxc_container *c)
 
 	if (pid == 0) { /* child */
 		int ret = 1, nbytes;
-		struct ifaddrs *interfaceArray = NULL, *tempIfAddr = NULL;
+		struct netns_ifaddrs *interfaceArray = NULL, *tempIfAddr = NULL;
 
 		/* close the read-end of the pipe */
 		close(pipefd[0]);
@@ -2338,7 +2333,7 @@ static char **do_lxcapi_get_interfaces(struct lxc_container *c)
 		}
 
 		/* Grab the list of interfaces */
-		if (getifaddrs(&interfaceArray)) {
+		if (netns_getifaddrs(&interfaceArray, -1, &(bool){false})) {
 			SYSERROR("Failed to get interfaces list");
 			goto out;
 		}
@@ -2357,7 +2352,7 @@ static char **do_lxcapi_get_interfaces(struct lxc_container *c)
 
 	out:
 		if (interfaceArray)
-			freeifaddrs(interfaceArray);
+			netns_freeifaddrs(interfaceArray);
 
 		/* close the write-end of the pipe, thus sending EOF to the reader */
 		close(pipefd[1]);
@@ -2429,7 +2424,7 @@ static char **do_lxcapi_get_ips(struct lxc_container *c, const char *interface,
 		int ret = 1;
 		char *address = NULL;
 		void *tempAddrPtr = NULL;
-		struct ifaddrs *interfaceArray = NULL, *tempIfAddr = NULL;
+		struct netns_ifaddrs *interfaceArray = NULL, *tempIfAddr = NULL;
 
 		/* close the read-end of the pipe */
 		close(pipefd[0]);
@@ -2440,7 +2435,7 @@ static char **do_lxcapi_get_ips(struct lxc_container *c, const char *interface,
 		}
 
 		/* Grab the list of interfaces */
-		if (getifaddrs(&interfaceArray)) {
+		if (netns_getifaddrs(&interfaceArray, -1, &(bool){false})) {
 			SYSERROR("Failed to get interfaces list");
 			goto out;
 		}
@@ -2496,7 +2491,7 @@ static char **do_lxcapi_get_ips(struct lxc_container *c, const char *interface,
 
 	out:
 		if (interfaceArray)
-			freeifaddrs(interfaceArray);
+			netns_freeifaddrs(interfaceArray);
 
 		/* close the write-end of the pipe, thus sending EOF to the reader */
 		close(pipefd[1]);
diff --git a/src/lxc/network.c b/src/lxc/network.c
index 8bfe6a1a2f..62fdd90973 100644
--- a/src/lxc/network.c
+++ b/src/lxc/network.c
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 #include "af_unix.h"
 #include "conf.h"
 #include "config.h"
+#include <../include/netns_ifaddrs.h>
 #include "file_utils.h"
 #include "log.h"
 #include "macro.h"
@@ -55,12 +56,6 @@
 #include "nl.h"
 #include "utils.h"
 
-#if HAVE_IFADDRS_H
-#include <ifaddrs.h>
-#else
-#include <../include/ifaddrs.h>
-#endif
-
 #ifndef HAVE_STRLCPY
 #include "include/strlcpy.h"
 #endif
@@ -1950,7 +1945,7 @@ static const char padchar[] = "0123456789ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ";
 char *lxc_mkifname(char *template)
 {
 	int ret;
-	struct ifaddrs *ifa, *ifaddr;
+	struct netns_ifaddrs *ifa, *ifaddr;
 	char name[IFNAMSIZ];
 	bool exists = false;
 	size_t i = 0;
@@ -1967,7 +1962,7 @@ char *lxc_mkifname(char *template)
 		return NULL;
 
 	/* Get all the network interfaces. */
-	ret = getifaddrs(&ifaddr);
+	ret = netns_getifaddrs(&ifaddr, -1, &(bool){false});
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		SYSERROR("Failed to get network interfaces");
 		return NULL;
@@ -2001,7 +1996,7 @@ char *lxc_mkifname(char *template)
 			break;
 	}
 
-	freeifaddrs(ifaddr);
+	netns_freeifaddrs(ifaddr);
 	(void)strlcpy(template, name, strlen(template) + 1);
 
 	return template;
diff --git a/src/lxc/tools/lxc_device.c b/src/lxc/tools/lxc_device.c
index e2f576d714..1d0c404150 100644
--- a/src/lxc/tools/lxc_device.c
+++ b/src/lxc/tools/lxc_device.c
@@ -30,15 +30,10 @@
 #include <lxc/lxccontainer.h>
 
 #include "arguments.h"
+#include "../../include/netns_ifaddrs.h"
 #include "log.h"
 #include "utils.h"
 
-#if HAVE_IFADDRS_H
-#include <ifaddrs.h>
-#else
-#include "../include/ifaddrs.h"
-#endif
-
 lxc_log_define(lxc_device, lxc);
 
 static bool is_interface(const char *dev_name, pid_t pid);
@@ -73,7 +68,7 @@ static bool is_interface(const char *dev_name, pid_t pid)
 	}
 
 	if (p == 0) {
-		struct ifaddrs *interfaceArray = NULL, *tempIfAddr = NULL;
+		struct netns_ifaddrs *interfaceArray = NULL, *tempIfAddr = NULL;
 
 		if (!switch_to_ns(pid, "net")) {
 			ERROR("Failed to enter netns of container");
@@ -81,7 +76,7 @@ static bool is_interface(const char *dev_name, pid_t pid)
 		}
 
 		/* Grab the list of interfaces */
-		if (getifaddrs(&interfaceArray)) {
+		if (netns_getifaddrs(&interfaceArray, -1, &(bool){false})) {
 			ERROR("Failed to get interfaces list");
 			_exit(-1);
 		}