diff --git a/ethernet_interface.cpp b/ethernet_interface.cpp
index f31c210..ac138f3 100644
--- a/ethernet_interface.cpp
+++ b/ethernet_interface.cpp
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
     auto intfName = objPath.substr(objPath.rfind("/") + 1);
     std::replace(intfName.begin(), intfName.end(), '_', '.');
     interfaceName(intfName);
-    dHCPEnabled(dhcpEnabled);
+    EthernetInterfaceIntf::dHCPEnabled(dhcpEnabled);
     mACAddress(getMACAddress(intfName));
 
     // Emit deferred signal.
@@ -426,6 +426,7 @@
 
     // write the network section
     stream << "[" << "Network" << "]\n";
+    stream << "LinkLocalAddressing=yes\n";
     // DHCP
     if (dHCPEnabled() == true)
     {