diff --git a/src/openvpn/route.c b/src/openvpn/route.c
index d895e1c2859..bc41492bad5 100644
--- a/src/openvpn/route.c
+++ b/src/openvpn/route.c
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ init_route_list(struct route_list *rl,
         rl->spec.flags |= RTSA_DEFAULT_METRIC;
     }
 
-    get_default_gateway(&rl->rgi, remote_host, ctx);
+    get_default_gateway(&rl->rgi, remote_host != IPV4_INVALID_ADDR ? remote_host : INADDR_ANY, ctx);
     if (rl->rgi.flags & RGI_ADDR_DEFINED)
     {
         setenv_route_addr(es, "net_gateway", rl->rgi.gateway.addr, -1);