diff --git a/src/openvpn/tun.c b/src/openvpn/tun.c
index ec038f82..ad7b6e9c 100644
--- a/src/openvpn/tun.c
+++ b/src/openvpn/tun.c
@@ -5649,8 +5649,8 @@ netsh_ifconfig(const struct tuntap_options *to,
         }
         else
         {
-            /* example: netsh interface ip set address 42 static 10.3.0.1 255.255.255.0 */
-            argv_printf(&argv, "%s%s interface ip set address %lu static %s %s",
+            /* example: netsh interface ip set address 42 static 10.3.0.1 255.255.255.0 store=active */
+            argv_printf(&argv, "%s%s interface ip set address %lu static %s %s store=active",
                         get_win_sys_path(),
                         NETSH_PATH_SUFFIX,
                         adapter_index,