diff --git a/deps/rabbit/src/rabbit_networking.erl b/deps/rabbit/src/rabbit_networking.erl
index b40751816cee..e1630e582ca7 100644
--- a/deps/rabbit/src/rabbit_networking.erl
+++ b/deps/rabbit/src/rabbit_networking.erl
@@ -362,7 +362,12 @@ record_distribution_listener() ->
     {Name, Host} = rabbit_nodes:parts(node()),
     case erl_epmd:port_please(list_to_atom(Name), Host, infinity) of
         {port, Port, _Version} ->
-            tcp_listener_started(clustering, [], {0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0}, Port);
+            IPAddress =
+                case application:get_env(kernel, inet_dist_use_interface) of
+                    {ok, IP} -> IP;
+                    _ -> {0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0}
+                end,
+            tcp_listener_started(clustering, [], IPAddress, Port);
         noport ->
             throw({error, no_epmd_port})
     end.