diff --git a/appliance/init b/appliance/init
index cca62e710..d5a428d66 100755
--- a/appliance/init
+++ b/appliance/init
@@ -108,10 +108,11 @@ ip addr add 127.0.0.1/8 brd + dev lo scope host
 ip link set dev lo up
 
 if test "$guestfs_network" = 1; then
+    iface=$(ls -I all -I default -I lo /proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf)
     if dhclient --version >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-        dhclient
+        dhclient $iface
     else
-        dhcpcd
+        dhcpcd $iface
     fi
 fi