diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 507275c..bfbf6c6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -28,8 +28,10 @@
 * battery/network/script: `poll-interval` unit changed from seconds to
   milliseconds ([#244][244]).
 * all modules: minimum poll interval changed from 500ms to 250ms.
+* network: do not use IPv6 link-local ([#281][281])
 
 [244]: https://codeberg.org/dnkl/yambar/issues/244
+[281]: https://codeberg.org/dnkl/yambar/pulls/281
 
 
 ### Deprecated
diff --git a/modules/network.c b/modules/network.c
index 6773fcf..7166e24 100644
--- a/modules/network.c
+++ b/modules/network.c
@@ -150,7 +150,8 @@ content(struct module *mod)
         if (it->item.family == AF_INET)
             inet_ntop(AF_INET, &it->item.addr.ipv4, ipv4_str, sizeof(ipv4_str));
         else if (it->item.family == AF_INET6)
-            inet_ntop(AF_INET6, &it->item.addr.ipv6, ipv6_str, sizeof(ipv6_str));
+            if(!IN6_IS_ADDR_LINKLOCAL(&it->item.addr.ipv6))
+                inet_ntop(AF_INET6, &it->item.addr.ipv6, ipv6_str, sizeof(ipv6_str));
     }
 
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