diff --git a/src/libcharon/sa/ikev2/tasks/ike_config.c b/src/libcharon/sa/ikev2/tasks/ike_config.c
index da530a007..932b02d42 100644
--- a/src/libcharon/sa/ikev2/tasks/ike_config.c
+++ b/src/libcharon/sa/ikev2/tasks/ike_config.c
@@ -376,7 +376,8 @@ METHOD(task_t, process_i, status_t,
 
 		process_payloads(this, message);
 
-		if (this->virtual_ip)
+		if (this->virtual_ip &&
+			!this->virtual_ip->is_anyaddr(this->virtual_ip))
 		{
 			this->ike_sa->set_virtual_ip(this->ike_sa, TRUE, this->virtual_ip);
 		}