diff --git a/libnetwork/drivers/ipvlan/ipvlan_joinleave.go b/libnetwork/drivers/ipvlan/ipvlan_joinleave.go
index de143db4b4..360c62fe26 100644
--- a/libnetwork/drivers/ipvlan/ipvlan_joinleave.go
+++ b/libnetwork/drivers/ipvlan/ipvlan_joinleave.go
@@ -171,29 +171,17 @@ func ifaceGateway(dfNet string) (*staticRoute, error) {
 }
 
 // getSubnetforIPv4 returns the ipv4 subnet to which the given IP belongs
-func (n *network) getSubnetforIPv4(ip *net.IPNet) *ipv4Subnet {
-	for _, s := range n.config.Ipv4Subnets {
-		_, snet, err := net.ParseCIDR(s.SubnetIP)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil
-		}
-		// first check if the mask lengths are the same
-		i, _ := snet.Mask.Size()
-		j, _ := ip.Mask.Size()
-		if i != j {
-			continue
-		}
-		if snet.Contains(ip.IP) {
-			return s
-		}
-	}
-
-	return nil
+func (n *network) getSubnetforIPv4(ip *net.IPNet) *ipSubnet {
+	return getSubnetForIP(ip, n.config.Ipv4Subnets)
 }
 
 // getSubnetforIPv6 returns the ipv6 subnet to which the given IP belongs
-func (n *network) getSubnetforIPv6(ip *net.IPNet) *ipv6Subnet {
-	for _, s := range n.config.Ipv6Subnets {
+func (n *network) getSubnetforIPv6(ip *net.IPNet) *ipSubnet {
+	return getSubnetForIP(ip, n.config.Ipv6Subnets)
+}
+
+func getSubnetForIP(ip *net.IPNet, subnets []*ipSubnet) *ipSubnet {
+	for _, s := range subnets {
 		_, snet, err := net.ParseCIDR(s.SubnetIP)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil
diff --git a/libnetwork/drivers/ipvlan/ipvlan_network.go b/libnetwork/drivers/ipvlan/ipvlan_network.go
index d1d7fd071c..b4875250a7 100644
--- a/libnetwork/drivers/ipvlan/ipvlan_network.go
+++ b/libnetwork/drivers/ipvlan/ipvlan_network.go
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ func (config *configuration) fromOptions(labels map[string]string) error {
 func (config *configuration) processIPAM(id string, ipamV4Data, ipamV6Data []driverapi.IPAMData) error {
 	if len(ipamV4Data) > 0 {
 		for _, ipd := range ipamV4Data {
-			s := &ipv4Subnet{
+			s := &ipSubnet{
 				SubnetIP: ipd.Pool.String(),
 				GwIP:     ipd.Gateway.String(),
 			}
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ func (config *configuration) processIPAM(id string, ipamV4Data, ipamV6Data []dri
 	}
 	if len(ipamV6Data) > 0 {
 		for _, ipd := range ipamV6Data {
-			s := &ipv6Subnet{
+			s := &ipSubnet{
 				SubnetIP: ipd.Pool.String(),
 				GwIP:     ipd.Gateway.String(),
 			}
diff --git a/libnetwork/drivers/ipvlan/ipvlan_store.go b/libnetwork/drivers/ipvlan/ipvlan_store.go
index ec6dd5cecd..cb8eafce2b 100644
--- a/libnetwork/drivers/ipvlan/ipvlan_store.go
+++ b/libnetwork/drivers/ipvlan/ipvlan_store.go
@@ -32,16 +32,11 @@ type configuration struct {
 	IpvlanMode       string
 	IpvlanFlag       string
 	CreatedSlaveLink bool
-	Ipv4Subnets      []*ipv4Subnet
-	Ipv6Subnets      []*ipv6Subnet
+	Ipv4Subnets      []*ipSubnet
+	Ipv6Subnets      []*ipSubnet
 }
 
-type ipv4Subnet struct {
-	SubnetIP string
-	GwIP     string
-}
-
-type ipv6Subnet struct {
+type ipSubnet struct {
 	SubnetIP string
 	GwIP     string
 }