diff --git a/src/core/link_sctp_linux.go b/src/core/link_sctp_linux.go
index 85f01bc3..94ed61c8 100644
--- a/src/core/link_sctp_linux.go
+++ b/src/core/link_sctp_linux.go
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func (l *linkSCTP) dial(url *url.URL, options linkOptions, sintf string) error {
 	//l.core.log.Printf("Read buffer %d", rbuf)
 	//l.core.log.Printf("Write buffer %d", wbuf)
 	conn.(*sctp.SCTPConn).SetEvents(sctp.SCTP_EVENT_DATA_IO)
-	return l.handler(url.String(), info, conn, options, false)
+	return l.handler(url.String(), info, conn, options, false, false)
 }
 
 func (l *linkSCTP) listen(url *url.URL, sintf string) (*Listener, error) {
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ func (l *linkSCTP) listen(url *url.URL, sintf string) (*Listener, error) {
 
 			l.core.log.Printf("Read buffer %d", rbuf)
 		        l.core.log.Printf("Write buffer %d", wbuf)
-			if err = l.handler(name, info, conn, linkOptions{}, true); err != nil {
+			if err = l.handler(name, info, conn, linkOptions{}, true, addr.IP.IsLinkLocalUnicast()); err != nil {
 				l.core.log.Errorln("Failed to create inbound link:", err)
 			}
 		}
@@ -125,13 +125,13 @@ func (l *linkSCTP) listen(url *url.URL, sintf string) (*Listener, error) {
 	return entry, nil
 }
 
-func (l *linkSCTP) handler(name string, info linkInfo, conn net.Conn, options linkOptions, incoming bool) error {
+func (l *linkSCTP) handler(name string, info linkInfo, conn net.Conn, options linkOptions, incoming bool, force boo) error {
 	return l.links.create(
 		conn,     // connection
 		name,     // connection name
 		info,     // connection info
 		incoming, // not incoming
-		false,    // not forced
+		force,    // not forced
 		options,  // connection options
 	)
 }