diff --git a/src/openvpn/networking_iproute2.c b/src/openvpn/networking_iproute2.c
index 975282ca..74ddc241 100644
--- a/src/openvpn/networking_iproute2.c
+++ b/src/openvpn/networking_iproute2.c
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ net_addr_v4_add(openvpn_net_ctx_t *ctx, const char *iface,
 
     const char *addr_str = print_in_addr_t(*addr, 0, &ctx->gc);
 
-    argv_printf(&argv, "%s addr add dev %s %s/%d", iproute_path, iface,
+    argv_printf(&argv, "%s addr add dev %s %s/%d broadcast +", iproute_path, iface,
                 addr_str, prefixlen);
     argv_msg(M_INFO, &argv);
     openvpn_execve_check(&argv, ctx->es, S_FATAL, "Linux ip addr add failed");
diff --git a/src/openvpn/networking_sitnl.c b/src/openvpn/networking_sitnl.c
index f53f5ee9..10c38256 100644
--- a/src/openvpn/networking_sitnl.c
+++ b/src/openvpn/networking_sitnl.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include "misc.h"
 #include "networking.h"
 #include "proto.h"
+#include "route.h"
 
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <string.h>
@@ -800,6 +801,13 @@ sitnl_addr_set(int cmd, uint32_t flags, int ifindex, sa_family_t af_family,
         SITNL_ADDATTR(&req.n, sizeof(req), IFA_LOCAL, local, size);
     }
 
+    if (af_family == AF_INET && local && !remote && prefixlen <= 30)
+    {
+        inet_address_t broadcast = *local;
+        broadcast.ipv4 |= htonl(~netbits_to_netmask(prefixlen));
+        SITNL_ADDATTR(&req.n, sizeof(req), IFA_BROADCAST, &broadcast, size);
+    }
+
     ret = sitnl_send(&req.n, 0, 0, NULL, NULL);
     if (ret == -EEXIST)
     {