diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.core.config.discovery.addon.ip/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/config/discovery/addon/ip/IpAddonFinder.java b/bundles/org.openhab.core.config.discovery.addon.ip/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/config/discovery/addon/ip/IpAddonFinder.java
index 80a1063ec0e..e4823ed7e03 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.core.config.discovery.addon.ip/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/config/discovery/addon/ip/IpAddonFinder.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.core.config.discovery.addon.ip/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/config/discovery/addon/ip/IpAddonFinder.java
@@ -331,7 +331,8 @@ private synchronized void startScanJobs() {
     }
 
     private void doIpMulticastScan(AddonInfo candidate, String type, String request, String requestPlain,
-            String response, int timeoutMs, InetAddress destIp, int destPort, int listenPort, String localIp) {
+            String response, int timeoutMs, @Nullable InetAddress destIp, int destPort, int listenPort,
+            String localIp) {
         try (DatagramChannel channel = (DatagramChannel) DatagramChannel.open(StandardProtocolFamily.INET)
                 .setOption(StandardSocketOptions.SO_REUSEADDR, true).bind(new InetSocketAddress(localIp, listenPort))
                 .setOption(StandardSocketOptions.IP_MULTICAST_TTL, 64).configureBlocking(false);