diff --git a/pkg/network/dhcp/server/server.go b/pkg/network/dhcp/server/server.go
index a0765c714d1d..23289b847c7d 100644
--- a/pkg/network/dhcp/server/server.go
+++ b/pkg/network/dhcp/server/server.go
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ func prepareDHCPOptions(
 		dhcpOptions[dhcp.OptionSubnetMask] = clientMask
 	}
 	if len(routerIP) != 0 {
-		dhcpOptions[dhcp.OptionRouter] = routerIP
+		dhcpOptions[dhcp.OptionRouter] = routerIP.To4()
 	}
 
 	netRoutes := formClasslessRoutes(routes)
diff --git a/pkg/network/dhcp/server/server_test.go b/pkg/network/dhcp/server/server_test.go
index e4823efc5266..20d643bc4c87 100644
--- a/pkg/network/dhcp/server/server_test.go
+++ b/pkg/network/dhcp/server/server_test.go
@@ -245,6 +245,13 @@ var _ = Describe("DHCP Server", func() {
 			Expect(options[240]).To(Equal([]byte("private.options.kubevirt.io")))
 		})
 
+		It("expects the gateway as an IPv4 addresses", func() {
+			gw := net.ParseIP("192.168.2.1")
+			options, err := prepareDHCPOptions(gw.DefaultMask(), gw, nil, nil, nil, 1500, "myhost", nil)
+			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+			Expect(options[dhcp4.OptionRouter]).To(Equal([]byte{192, 168, 2, 1}))
+		})
+
 		Context("Options set to invalid value", func() {
 			var (
 				err           error