diff --git a/src/unix/bsd-ifaddrs.c b/src/unix/bsd-ifaddrs.c
index 3c2253f0..a4c6bf9d 100644
--- a/src/unix/bsd-ifaddrs.c
+++ b/src/unix/bsd-ifaddrs.c
@@ -84,7 +84,8 @@ int uv_interface_addresses(uv_interface_address_t** addresses, int* count) {
     return 0;
   }
 
-  *addresses = uv__malloc(*count * sizeof(**addresses));
+  /* Make sure the memory is initiallized to zero using calloc() */
+  *addresses = uv__calloc(*count, sizeof(**addresses));
 
   if (*addresses == NULL) {
     freeifaddrs(addrs);
@@ -116,6 +117,7 @@ int uv_interface_addresses(uv_interface_address_t** addresses, int* count) {
     address++;
   }
 
+#if !(defined(__CYGWIN__) || defined(__MSYS__))
   /* Fill in physical addresses for each interface */
   for (ent = addrs; ent != NULL; ent = ent->ifa_next) {
     if (uv__ifaddr_exclude(ent, UV__EXCLUDE_IFPHYS))
@@ -124,20 +126,15 @@ int uv_interface_addresses(uv_interface_address_t** addresses, int* count) {
     address = *addresses;
 
     for (i = 0; i < *count; i++) {
-#if defined(__CYGWIN__) || defined(__MSYS__)
-      memset(address->phys_addr, 0, sizeof(address->phys_addr));
-#else
       if (strcmp(address->name, ent->ifa_name) == 0) {
         struct sockaddr_dl* sa_addr;
         sa_addr = (struct sockaddr_dl*)(ent->ifa_addr);
         memcpy(address->phys_addr, LLADDR(sa_addr), sizeof(address->phys_addr));
-      } else {
-        memset(address->phys_addr, 0, sizeof(address->phys_addr));
       }
-#endif
       address++;
     }
   }
+#endif
 
   freeifaddrs(addrs);
 
diff --git a/src/unix/linux-core.c b/src/unix/linux-core.c
index 7165fe2f..f8973bb3 100644
--- a/src/unix/linux-core.c
+++ b/src/unix/linux-core.c
@@ -860,7 +860,8 @@ int uv_interface_addresses(uv_interface_address_t** addresses, int* count) {
     return 0;
   }
 
-  *addresses = uv__malloc(*count * sizeof(**addresses));
+  /* Make sure the memory is initiallized to zero using calloc() */
+  *addresses = uv__calloc(*count, sizeof(**addresses));
   if (!(*addresses)) {
     freeifaddrs(addrs);
     return UV_ENOMEM;
@@ -902,8 +903,6 @@ int uv_interface_addresses(uv_interface_address_t** addresses, int* count) {
       if (strcmp(address->name, ent->ifa_name) == 0) {
         sll = (struct sockaddr_ll*)ent->ifa_addr;
         memcpy(address->phys_addr, sll->sll_addr, sizeof(address->phys_addr));
-      } else {
-        memset(address->phys_addr, 0, sizeof(address->phys_addr));
       }
       address++;
     }