diff --git a/net/link_local.c b/net/link_local.c
index 1797213..f6425ff 100644
--- a/net/link_local.c
+++ b/net/link_local.c
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
 
 void link_local_start(void)
 {
-	ip = env_get_ip("llipaddr");
+	ip = string_to_ip(env_get("llipaddr"));
 	if (ip.s_addr != 0 &&
 	    (ntohl(ip.s_addr) & IN_CLASSB_NET) != LINKLOCAL_ADDR) {
 		puts("invalid link address");