diff --git a/nshlib/nsh_netcmds.c b/nshlib/nsh_netcmds.c
index b7f125619..58637f59d 100644
--- a/nshlib/nsh_netcmds.c
+++ b/nshlib/nsh_netcmds.c
@@ -776,6 +776,10 @@ int cmd_ifconfig(FAR struct nsh_vtbl_s *vtbl, int argc, char **argv)
               gip         = addr.s_addr;
             }
         }
+      else
+        {
+          addr.s_addr = 0;
+        }
 
       netlib_set_ipv4addr(ifname, &addr);
     }