diff --git a/local.c b/local.c
index 59d18cdd..59ee9cc9 100644
--- a/local.c
+++ b/local.c
@@ -95,21 +95,15 @@ local_notify_interface_1(struct local_socket *s,
 {
     char buf[512], v4[INET_ADDRSTRLEN];
     int rc;
-    int up;
 
-    up = if_up(ifp);
-    if(up && ifp->ipv4)
-        inet_ntop(AF_INET, ifp->ipv4, v4, INET_ADDRSTRLEN);
-    else
-        v4[0] = '\0';
-
-    if(up)
+    if(if_up(ifp))
         rc = snprintf(buf, 512,
                       "%s interface %s up true%s%s%s%s%s%s\n",
                       local_kind(kind), ifp->name,
                       ifp->ll ? " ipv6 " : "",
                       ifp->ll ? format_address(*ifp->ll) : "",
-                      v4[0] ? " ipv4 " : "", v4,
+                      ifp->ipv4 ? " ipv4 " : "",
+                      ifp->ipv4 ? inet_ntop(AF_INET, ifp->ipv4, v4, INET_ADDRSTRLEN) : "",
                       ifp->conf->use_prefsrc ?  " pref-src ": "",
                       ifp->conf->use_prefsrc ? format_address(ifp->conf->prefsrc) : "");
     else