diff --git a/src/coap_address.c b/src/coap_address.c
index 2dabb366..0a317c55 100644
--- a/src/coap_address.c
+++ b/src/coap_address.c
@@ -219,7 +219,8 @@ coap_is_bcast(const coap_address_t *a) {
       if (ife->ifa_addr && ife->ifa_addr->sa_family == AF_INET &&
           ife->ifa_flags & IFF_BROADCAST) {
         b_ipv4[bcst_cnt].s_addr = ((struct sockaddr_in *)ife->ifa_broadaddr)->sin_addr.s_addr;
-        bcst_cnt++;
+        if (b_ipv4[bcst_cnt].s_addr != ipv4.s_addr)
+          bcst_cnt++;
       }
       ife = ife->ifa_next;
     }