diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 8b483301c..11539fb3a 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.10.0 // indirect
 	github.com/tklauser/go-sysconf v0.3.14 // indirect
 	github.com/tklauser/numcpus v0.9.0 // indirect
+	github.com/wlynxg/anet v0.0.5 // indirect
 	github.com/yusufpapurcu/wmi v1.2.4 // indirect
 	go.uber.org/mock v0.5.2 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/mod v0.24.0 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 5f505877f..751279963 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -274,6 +274,8 @@ github.com/vitrun/qart v0.0.0-20160531060029-bf64b92db6b0 h1:okhMind4q9H1OxF44gN
 github.com/vitrun/qart v0.0.0-20160531060029-bf64b92db6b0/go.mod h1:TTbGUfE+cXXceWtbTHq6lqcTvYPBKLNejBEbnUsQJtU=
 github.com/willabides/kongplete v0.4.0 h1:eivXxkp5ud5+4+NVN9e4goxC5mSh3n1RHov+gsblM2g=
 github.com/willabides/kongplete v0.4.0/go.mod h1:0P0jtWD9aTsqPSUAl4de35DLghrr57XcayPyvqSi2X8=
+github.com/wlynxg/anet v0.0.5 h1:J3VJGi1gvo0JwZ/P1/Yc/8p63SoW98B5dHkYDmpgvvU=
+github.com/wlynxg/anet v0.0.5/go.mod h1:eay5PRQr7fIVAMbTbchTnO9gG65Hg/uYGdc7mguHxoA=
 github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.2.1/go.mod h1:3hX8gzYuyVAZsxl0MRgGTJEmQBFcNTphYh9decYSb74=
 github.com/yusufpapurcu/wmi v1.2.4 h1:zFUKzehAFReQwLys1b/iSMl+JQGSCSjtVqQn9bBrPo0=
 github.com/yusufpapurcu/wmi v1.2.4/go.mod h1:SBZ9tNy3G9/m5Oi98Zks0QjeHVDvuK0qfxQmPyzfmi0=
diff --git a/lib/beacon/broadcast.go b/lib/beacon/broadcast.go
index d5e8eb6b1..0c06b38fa 100644
--- a/lib/beacon/broadcast.go
+++ b/lib/beacon/broadcast.go
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"net"
 	"time"
+
+	"github.com/wlynxg/anet"
 )
 
 func NewBroadcast(port int) Interface {
@@ -44,7 +46,7 @@ func writeBroadcasts(ctx context.Context, inbox <-chan []byte, port int) error {
 			return doneCtx.Err()
 		}
 
-		intfs, err := net.Interfaces()
+		intfs, err := anet.Interfaces()
 		if err != nil {
 			l.Debugln("Failed to list interfaces:", err)
 			// net.Interfaces() is broken on Android. see https://github.com/golang/go/issues/40569
@@ -52,12 +54,14 @@ func writeBroadcasts(ctx context.Context, inbox <-chan []byte, port int) error {
 		}
 
 		var dsts []net.IP
-		for _, intf := range intfs {
+		for i := range intfs {
+			intf := intfs[i]
+
 			if intf.Flags&net.FlagRunning == 0 || intf.Flags&net.FlagBroadcast == 0 {
 				continue
 			}
 
-			addrs, err := intf.Addrs()
+			addrs, err := anet.InterfaceAddrsByInterface(&intf)
 			if err != nil {
 				l.Debugln("Failed to list interface addresses:", err)
 				// Interface discovery might work while retrieving the addresses doesn't. So log the error and carry on.
diff --git a/lib/beacon/multicast.go b/lib/beacon/multicast.go
index 4a2804c0d..28367ab6c 100644
--- a/lib/beacon/multicast.go
+++ b/lib/beacon/multicast.go
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ import (
 	"net"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/wlynxg/anet"
+
 	"golang.org/x/net/ipv6"
 )
 
@@ -59,7 +61,7 @@ func writeMulticasts(ctx context.Context, inbox <-chan []byte, addr string) erro
 			return doneCtx.Err()
 		}
 
-		intfs, err := net.Interfaces()
+		intfs, err := anet.Interfaces()
 		if err != nil {
 			l.Debugln(err)
 			return err
@@ -117,7 +119,7 @@ func readMulticasts(ctx context.Context, outbox chan<- recv, addr string) error
 		conn.Close()
 	}()
 
-	intfs, err := net.Interfaces()
+	intfs, err := anet.Interfaces()
 	if err != nil {
 		l.Debugln(err)
 		return err
diff --git a/lib/osutil/net.go b/lib/osutil/net.go
index fd7e6b1e2..42336599b 100644
--- a/lib/osutil/net.go
+++ b/lib/osutil/net.go
@@ -9,18 +9,22 @@ package osutil
 import (
 	"net"
 	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/wlynxg/anet"
 )
 
 // GetInterfaceAddrs returns the IP networks of all interfaces that are up.
 // Point-to-point interfaces are exluded unless includePtP is true.
 func GetInterfaceAddrs(includePtP bool) ([]*net.IPNet, error) {
-	intfs, err := net.Interfaces()
+	intfs, err := anet.Interfaces()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	var addrs []net.Addr
 
-	for _, intf := range intfs {
+	for i := range intfs {
+		intf := intfs[i]
+
 		if intf.Flags&net.FlagRunning == 0 {
 			continue
 		}
@@ -29,7 +33,7 @@ func GetInterfaceAddrs(includePtP bool) ([]*net.IPNet, error) {
 			// which, for our purposes, do not qualify as LANs.
 			continue
 		}
-		intfAddrs, err := intf.Addrs()
+		intfAddrs, err := anet.InterfaceAddrsByInterface(&intf)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
diff --git a/lib/upnp/igd_service.go b/lib/upnp/igd_service.go
index 36578bc58..accefe174 100644
--- a/lib/upnp/igd_service.go
+++ b/lib/upnp/igd_service.go
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ import (
 	"net"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/wlynxg/anet"
+
 	"github.com/syncthing/syncthing/lib/nat"
 )
 
@@ -65,7 +67,7 @@ func (s *IGDService) AddPinhole(ctx context.Context, protocol nat.Protocol, intA
 		return nil, errors.New("no interface")
 	}
 
-	addrs, err := s.Interface.Addrs()
+	addrs, err := anet.InterfaceAddrsByInterface(s.Interface)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/lib/upnp/upnp.go b/lib/upnp/upnp.go
index 7eacff12f..d42555f11 100644
--- a/lib/upnp/upnp.go
+++ b/lib/upnp/upnp.go
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/wlynxg/anet"
+
 	"github.com/syncthing/syncthing/lib/build"
 	"github.com/syncthing/syncthing/lib/dialer"
 	"github.com/syncthing/syncthing/lib/nat"
@@ -104,7 +106,7 @@ const (
 func Discover(ctx context.Context, _, timeout time.Duration) []nat.Device {
 	var results []nat.Device
 
-	interfaces, err := net.Interfaces()
+	interfaces, err := anet.Interfaces()
 	if err != nil {
 		l.Infoln("Listing network interfaces:", err)
 		return results
@@ -386,7 +388,7 @@ func parseResponse(ctx context.Context, deviceType string, addr *net.UDPAddr, re
 }
 
 func localIPv4(netInterface *net.Interface) (net.IP, error) {
-	addrs, err := netInterface.Addrs()
+	addrs, err := anet.InterfaceAddrsByInterface(netInterface)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -629,7 +631,7 @@ func soapRequestWithIP(ctx context.Context, url, service, function, message stri
 }
 
 func interfaceHasGUAIPv6(intf net.Interface) (bool, error) {
-	addrs, err := intf.Addrs()
+	addrs, err := anet.InterfaceAddrsByInterface(&intf)
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, err
 	}