diff --git a/networking/ifconfig.c b/networking/ifconfig.c
index ef6a6f746..9fdab3c3f 100644
--- a/networking/ifconfig.c
+++ b/networking/ifconfig.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  * Foundation;  either  version 2 of the License, or  (at
  * your option) any later version.
  *
- * $Id: ifconfig.c,v 1.26 2003/06/21 09:05:49 andersen Exp $
+ * $Id: ifconfig.c,v 1.27 2003/11/14 03:04:08 andersen Exp $
  *
  */
 
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ struct in6_ifreq {
 #define ARG_NETMASK      (A_ARG_REQ | A_CAST_HOST_COPY_RESOLVE | A_NETMASK)
 #define ARG_BROADCAST    (A_ARG_REQ | A_CAST_HOST_COPY_RESOLVE | A_SET_AFTER | A_BROADCAST)
 #define ARG_HW           (A_ARG_REQ | A_CAST_HOST_COPY_IN_ETHER)
-#define ARG_POINTOPOINT  (A_CAST_HOST_COPY_RESOLVE | A_SET_AFTER)
+#define ARG_POINTOPOINT  (A_ARG_REQ | A_CAST_HOST_COPY_RESOLVE | A_SET_AFTER)
 #define ARG_KEEPALIVE    (A_ARG_REQ | A_CAST_CHAR_PTR)
 #define ARG_OUTFILL      (A_ARG_REQ | A_CAST_CHAR_PTR)
 #define ARG_HOSTNAME     (A_CAST_HOST_COPY_RESOLVE | A_SET_AFTER | A_COLON_CHK | A_HOSTNAME)