diff --git a/libnetutils/ifc_utils.c b/libnetutils/ifc_utils.c
index 8212eba29..5999e39ba 100644
--- a/libnetutils/ifc_utils.c
+++ b/libnetutils/ifc_utils.c
@@ -257,8 +257,8 @@ int ifc_set_addr(const char *name, in_addr_t addr)
  *
  * Returns zero on success and negative errno on failure.
  */
-int ifc_act_on_address(int action, const char *name, const char *address,
-                       int prefixlen) {
+int ifc_act_on_address(int action, const char* name, const char* address, int prefixlen,
+                       bool nodad) {
     int ifindex, s, len, ret;
     struct sockaddr_storage ss;
     int saved_errno;
@@ -311,6 +311,7 @@ int ifc_act_on_address(int action, const char *name, const char *address,
 
     // Interface address message header.
     req.r.ifa_family = ss.ss_family;
+    req.r.ifa_flags = nodad ? IFA_F_NODAD : 0;
     req.r.ifa_prefixlen = prefixlen;
     req.r.ifa_index = ifindex;
 
@@ -363,12 +364,12 @@ int ifc_act_on_address(int action, const char *name, const char *address,
 
 // Returns zero on success and negative errno on failure.
 int ifc_add_address(const char *name, const char *address, int prefixlen) {
-    return ifc_act_on_address(RTM_NEWADDR, name, address, prefixlen);
+    return ifc_act_on_address(RTM_NEWADDR, name, address, prefixlen, /*nodad*/ false);
 }
 
 // Returns zero on success and negative errno on failure.
 int ifc_del_address(const char *name, const char * address, int prefixlen) {
-    return ifc_act_on_address(RTM_DELADDR, name, address, prefixlen);
+    return ifc_act_on_address(RTM_DELADDR, name, address, prefixlen, /*nodad*/ false);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/libnetutils/include/netutils/ifc.h b/libnetutils/include/netutils/ifc.h
index 3b272343d..ee896ac08 100644
--- a/libnetutils/include/netutils/ifc.h
+++ b/libnetutils/include/netutils/ifc.h
@@ -17,8 +17,9 @@
 #ifndef _NETUTILS_IFC_H_
 #define _NETUTILS_IFC_H_
 
-#include <sys/cdefs.h>
 #include <arpa/inet.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <sys/cdefs.h>
 
 __BEGIN_DECLS
 
@@ -42,6 +43,8 @@ extern int ifc_reset_connections(const char *ifname, const int reset_mask);
 
 extern int ifc_get_addr(const char *name, in_addr_t *addr);
 extern int ifc_set_addr(const char *name, in_addr_t addr);
+extern int ifc_act_on_address(int action, const char* name, const char* address, int prefixlen,
+                              bool nodad);
 extern int ifc_add_address(const char *name, const char *address,
                            int prefixlen);
 extern int ifc_del_address(const char *name, const char *address,