Index: link-bpf.c
--- link-bpf.c.orig
+++ link-bpf.c
@@ -91,6 +91,10 @@ get_hardware_address(const char *if_name, unsigned cha
     */
    for (p = buf; p < buf + len; p += ifm->ifm_msglen) {
       ifm = (struct if_msghdr *)p;
+
+      if (ifm->ifm_version != RTM_VERSION)
+         continue;
+
       sdl = (struct sockaddr_dl *)(ifm + 1);
 
       if (ifm->ifm_type != RTM_IFINFO || (ifm->ifm_addrs & RTA_IFP) == 0)