diff --git a/src/lxc/confile.c b/src/lxc/confile.c
index e46e021e0..d952f2296 100644
--- a/src/lxc/confile.c
+++ b/src/lxc/confile.c
@@ -790,7 +790,6 @@ static int set_config_net_ipv4_address(const char *key, const char *value,
 {
 	__do_free char *addr = NULL;
 	__do_free struct lxc_inetdev *inetdev = NULL;
-	__do_free struct lxc_list *list = NULL;
 	int ret;
 	struct lxc_netdev *netdev = data;
 	char *cursor, *slash;
@@ -806,10 +805,6 @@ static int set_config_net_ipv4_address(const char *key, const char *value,
 	if (!inetdev)
 		return ret_errno(ENOMEM);
 
-	list = lxc_list_new();
-	if (!list)
-		return ret_errno(ENOMEM);
-
 	addr = strdup(value);
 	if (!addr)
 		return ret_errno(ENOMEM);
@@ -856,10 +851,8 @@ static int set_config_net_ipv4_address(const char *key, const char *value,
 		inetdev->bcast.s_addr |= htonl(INADDR_BROADCAST >> shift);
 	}
 
-	list->elem = inetdev;
-	lxc_list_add_tail(&netdev->ipv4, list);
+	list_add_tail(&inetdev->head, &netdev->ipv4_list);
 	move_ptr(inetdev);
-	move_ptr(list);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -5730,15 +5723,14 @@ static int clr_config_net_ipv4_address(const char *key,
 				       struct lxc_conf *lxc_conf, void *data)
 {
 	struct lxc_netdev *netdev = data;
-	struct lxc_list *cur, *next;
+	struct lxc_inetdev *inetdev, *ninetdev;
 
 	if (!netdev)
 		return ret_errno(EINVAL);
 
-	lxc_list_for_each_safe(cur, &netdev->ipv4, next) {
-		lxc_list_del(cur);
-		free(cur->elem);
-		free(cur);
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(inetdev, ninetdev, &netdev->ipv4_list, head) {
+		list_del(&inetdev->head);
+		free(inetdev);
 	}
 
 	return 0;
@@ -6304,12 +6296,12 @@ static int get_config_net_ipv4_gateway(const char *key, char *retv, int inlen,
 static int get_config_net_ipv4_address(const char *key, char *retv, int inlen,
 				       struct lxc_conf *c, void *data)
 {
+	int fulllen = 0;
+	struct lxc_netdev *netdev = data;
 	int len;
 	size_t listlen;
 	char buf[INET_ADDRSTRLEN];
-	struct lxc_list *it;
-	int fulllen = 0;
-	struct lxc_netdev *netdev = data;
+	struct lxc_inetdev *inetdev;
 
 	if (!netdev)
 		return ret_errno(EINVAL);
@@ -6319,13 +6311,12 @@ static int get_config_net_ipv4_address(const char *key, char *retv, int inlen,
 	else
 		memset(retv, 0, inlen);
 
-	listlen = lxc_list_len(&netdev->ipv4);
+	listlen = list_len(&netdev->ipv4_list);
 
-	lxc_list_for_each(it, &netdev->ipv4) {
-		struct lxc_inetdev *i = it->elem;
-		if (!inet_ntop(AF_INET, &i->addr, buf, sizeof(buf)))
+	list_for_each_entry(inetdev, &netdev->ipv4_list, head) {
+		if (!inet_ntop(AF_INET, &inetdev->addr, buf, sizeof(buf)))
 			return -errno;
-		strprint(retv, inlen, "%s/%u%s", buf, i->prefix,
+		strprint(retv, inlen, "%s/%u%s", buf, inetdev->prefix,
 			 (listlen-- > 1) ? "\n" : "");
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/lxc/confile_utils.c b/src/lxc/confile_utils.c
index 3c46b3c56..c0abd69c0 100644
--- a/src/lxc/confile_utils.c
+++ b/src/lxc/confile_utils.c
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ static struct lxc_netdev *lxc_network_add(struct list_head *head, int idx, bool
 	if (!netdev)
 		return ret_set_errno(NULL, ENOMEM);
 
-	lxc_list_init(&netdev->ipv4);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&netdev->ipv4_list);
 	lxc_list_init(&netdev->ipv6);
 
 	/* give network a unique index */
@@ -343,8 +343,7 @@ void lxc_log_configured_netdevs(const struct lxc_conf *conf)
 				TRACE("ipv4 gateway: %s", bufinet4);
 			}
 
-			lxc_list_for_each_safe(cur, &netdev->ipv4, next) {
-				inet4dev = cur->elem;
+			list_for_each_entry(inet4dev, &netdev->ipv4_list, head) {
 				inet_ntop(AF_INET, &inet4dev->addr, bufinet4,
 					  sizeof(bufinet4));
 				TRACE("ipv4 addr: %s", bufinet4);
@@ -398,6 +397,7 @@ void lxc_clear_netdev(struct lxc_netdev *netdev)
 {
 	struct lxc_list *cur, *next;
 	struct list_head head;
+	struct lxc_inetdev *inetdev, *ninetdev;
 	ssize_t idx;
 
 	if (!netdev)
@@ -411,10 +411,9 @@ void lxc_clear_netdev(struct lxc_netdev *netdev)
 	free_disarm(netdev->mtu);
 
 	free_disarm(netdev->ipv4_gateway);
-	lxc_list_for_each_safe(cur, &netdev->ipv4, next) {
-		lxc_list_del(cur);
-		free(cur->elem);
-		free(cur);
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(inetdev, ninetdev, &netdev->ipv4_list, head) {
+		list_del(&inetdev->head);
+		free(inetdev);
 	}
 
 	free_disarm(netdev->ipv6_gateway);
@@ -446,7 +445,7 @@ void lxc_clear_netdev(struct lxc_netdev *netdev)
 	head = netdev->head;
 	memset(netdev, 0, sizeof(struct lxc_netdev));
 	netdev->head = head;
-	lxc_list_init(&netdev->ipv4);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&netdev->ipv4_list);
 	lxc_list_init(&netdev->ipv6);
 	netdev->type = -1;
 	netdev->idx = idx;
diff --git a/src/lxc/network.c b/src/lxc/network.c
index 5e3743bc4..15c64f5d9 100644
--- a/src/lxc/network.c
+++ b/src/lxc/network.c
@@ -216,16 +216,18 @@ static int lxc_setup_ipv6_routes(struct lxc_list *ip, int ifindex)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int setup_ipv4_addr_routes(struct lxc_list *ip, int ifindex)
+static int setup_ipv4_addr_routes(struct lxc_netdev *netdev)
 {
-	struct lxc_list *iterator;
 	int err;
+	struct lxc_inetdev *inetdev;
+	int ifindex;
 
-	lxc_list_for_each(iterator, ip) {
-		struct lxc_inetdev *inetdev = iterator->elem;
+	if (netdev->type != LXC_NET_VETH)
+		return ret_errno(EINVAL);
 
+	ifindex = netdev->priv.veth_attr.ifindex;
+	list_for_each_entry(inetdev, &netdev->ipv4_list, head) {
 		err = lxc_ipv4_dest_add(ifindex, &inetdev->addr, 32);
-
 		if (err)
 			return log_error_errno(-1, err, "Failed to setup ipv4 address route for network device with eifindex %d", ifindex);
 	}
@@ -817,7 +819,7 @@ static int netdev_configure_server_veth(struct lxc_handler *handler, struct lxc_
 		}
 
 		/* setup ipv4 address routes on the host interface */
-		err = setup_ipv4_addr_routes(&netdev->ipv4, netdev->priv.veth_attr.ifindex);
+		err = setup_ipv4_addr_routes(netdev);
 		if (err) {
 			SYSERROR("Failed to setup ip address routes for network device \"%s\"", veth1);
 			goto out_delete;
@@ -3229,7 +3231,7 @@ static int lxc_setup_l2proxy(struct lxc_netdev *netdev) {
 
 
 	/* If IPv4 addresses are specified, then check that sysctl is configured correctly. */
-	if (!lxc_list_empty(&netdev->ipv4)) {
+	if (!list_empty(&netdev->ipv4_list)) {
 		/* Check for net.ipv4.conf.[link].forwarding=1 */
 		if (lxc_is_ip_forwarding_enabled(netdev->link, AF_INET) < 0)
 			return log_error_errno(-1, EINVAL, "Requires sysctl net.ipv4.conf.%s.forwarding=1", netdev->link);
@@ -3258,8 +3260,7 @@ static int lxc_setup_l2proxy(struct lxc_netdev *netdev) {
 			return log_error_errno(-1, EINVAL, "Failed to retrieve ifindex for \"%s\" routing cleanup", loop_device);
 	}
 
-	lxc_list_for_each_safe(cur, &netdev->ipv4, next) {
-		inet4dev = cur->elem;
+	list_for_each_entry(inet4dev, &netdev->ipv4_list, head) {
 		if (!inet_ntop(AF_INET, &inet4dev->addr, bufinet4, sizeof(bufinet4)))
 			return ret_set_errno(-1, -errno);
 
@@ -3378,8 +3379,7 @@ static int lxc_delete_l2proxy(struct lxc_netdev *netdev) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	lxc_list_for_each_safe(cur, &netdev->ipv4, next) {
-		inet4dev = cur->elem;
+	list_for_each_entry(inet4dev, &netdev->ipv4_list, head) {
 		if (lxc_delete_ipv4_l2proxy(&inet4dev->addr, netdev->link, lo_ifindex) < 0)
 			errCount++;
 	}
@@ -3810,16 +3810,15 @@ static int setup_hw_addr(char *hwaddr, const char *ifname)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int setup_ipv4_addr(struct lxc_list *ip, int ifindex)
+static int setup_ipv4_addr(struct lxc_netdev *netdev)
 {
-	struct lxc_list *iterator;
+	int ifindex = netdev->ifindex;
 	int err;
+	struct lxc_inetdev *inet4dev;
 
-	lxc_list_for_each(iterator, ip) {
-		struct lxc_inetdev *inetdev = iterator->elem;
-
-		err = lxc_ipv4_addr_add(ifindex, &inetdev->addr,
-					&inetdev->bcast, inetdev->prefix);
+	list_for_each_entry(inet4dev, &netdev->ipv4_list, head) {
+		err = lxc_ipv4_addr_add(ifindex, &inet4dev->addr,
+					&inet4dev->bcast, inet4dev->prefix);
 		if (err)
 			return log_error_errno(-1, -err, "Failed to setup ipv4 address for network device with ifindex %d", ifindex);
 	}
@@ -3855,7 +3854,7 @@ static int lxc_network_setup_in_child_namespaces_common(struct lxc_netdev *netde
 		return log_error_errno(-1, errno, "Failed to setup hw address for network device \"%s\"", netdev->name);
 
 	/* setup ipv4 addresses on the interface */
-	if (setup_ipv4_addr(&netdev->ipv4, netdev->ifindex))
+	if (setup_ipv4_addr(netdev))
 		return log_error_errno(-1, errno, "Failed to setup ip addresses for network device \"%s\"", netdev->name);
 
 	/* setup ipv6 addresses on the interface */
@@ -3879,7 +3878,7 @@ static int lxc_network_setup_in_child_namespaces_common(struct lxc_netdev *netde
 		if (!(netdev->flags & IFF_UP))
 			return log_error(-1, "Cannot add ipv4 gateway for network device \"%s\" when not bringing up the interface", netdev->name);
 
-		if (lxc_list_empty(&netdev->ipv4))
+		if (list_empty(&netdev->ipv4_list))
 			return log_error(-1, "Cannot add ipv4 gateway for network device \"%s\" when not assigning an address", netdev->name);
 
 		/* Setup device route if ipv4_gateway_dev is enabled */
diff --git a/src/lxc/network.h b/src/lxc/network.h
index 7a8bf68b9..782a2954c 100644
--- a/src/lxc/network.h
+++ b/src/lxc/network.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ struct lxc_inetdev {
 	struct in_addr addr;
 	struct in_addr bcast;
 	unsigned int prefix;
+	struct list_head head;
 };
 
 struct lxc_route {
@@ -171,7 +172,7 @@ struct lxc_netdev {
 	char *hwaddr;
 	char *mtu;
 	union netdev_p priv;
-	struct lxc_list ipv4;
+	struct list_head ipv4_list;
 	struct lxc_list ipv6;
 	bool ipv4_gateway_auto;
 	bool ipv4_gateway_dev;