diff --git a/src/libnm-platform/nm-linux-platform.c b/src/libnm-platform/nm-linux-platform.c
index 7601db5cc..e445d0757 100644
--- a/src/libnm-platform/nm-linux-platform.c
+++ b/src/libnm-platform/nm-linux-platform.c
@@ -8964,8 +8964,7 @@ ip4_address_add(NMPlatform *platform,
                                 plen,
                                 &peer_addr,
                                 flags,
-                                nm_utils_ip4_address_is_link_local(addr) ? RT_SCOPE_LINK
-                                                                         : RT_SCOPE_UNIVERSE,
+                                nm_platform_ip4_address_get_scope(addr),
                                 lifetime,
                                 preferred,
                                 broadcast_address,