diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 911677e..16da020 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ function load_default_config() {
 	SYSTEMD_NETWORKD=true
 	SYSTEMD_NETWORKD_INTERFACE_NAME="en*"
 	SYSTEMD_NETWORKD_DHCP=true
-	SYSTEMD_NETWORKD_ADDRESSES=("192.168.1.100" "fd00::1")
+	SYSTEMD_NETWORKD_ADDRESSES=("192.168.1.100/32" "fd00::1/64")
 	SYSTEMD_NETWORKD_GATEWAY="192.168.1.1"
 	SYSTEMD_INITRAMFS_SSHD=false
 
@@ -1340,11 +1340,11 @@ function SYSTEMD_NETWORKD_DHCP_menu()  {
 function SYSTEMD_NETWORKD_ADDRESSES_tag()   { echo "   ├ Addresses"; }
 function SYSTEMD_NETWORKD_ADDRESSES_label() { echo "   ├ ($(ellipsis 20 "${SYSTEMD_NETWORKD_ADDRESSES[*]}"))"; }
 function SYSTEMD_NETWORKD_ADDRESSES_show()  { [[ $STAGE3_VARIANT == *systemd* ]] && is_on "$SYSTEMD_NETWORKD" && is_off "$SYSTEMD_NETWORKD_DHCP"; }
-function SYSTEMD_NETWORKD_ADDRESSES_help()  { echo "A space-separated list of addresses to assign to the network interface."; }
+function SYSTEMD_NETWORKD_ADDRESSES_help()  { echo "A space-separated list of addresses with CIDR mask to assign to the network interface."; }
 function SYSTEMD_NETWORKD_ADDRESSES_menu()  {
 	dialog \
 		--title "Network Addresses" \
-		--inputbox "A space-separated list of addresses to assign to the network interface." \
+		--inputbox "A space-separated list of addresses with CIDR mask to assign to the network interface." \
 		"${INPUTBOX_SIZE[@]}" "${SYSTEMD_NETWORKD_ADDRESSES[*]}" \
 		|| return 0
 	# shellcheck disable=SC2206
diff --git a/gentoo.conf.example b/gentoo.conf.example
index 501170a..7942667 100644
--- a/gentoo.conf.example
+++ b/gentoo.conf.example
@@ -212,8 +212,8 @@ SYSTEMD_NETWORKD=true
 SYSTEMD_NETWORKD_INTERFACE_NAME="en*"
 # Whether to use DHCP (systemd [Network] -> DHCP)
 SYSTEMD_NETWORKD_DHCP=true
-# If DHCP is disabled, assign the given list of addresses (systemd [Network] -> Address)
-SYSTEMD_NETWORKD_ADDRESSES=("192.168.1.100" "fd00::1")
+# If DHCP is disabled, assign the given list of addresses including CIDR mask. (systemd [Network] -> Address)
+SYSTEMD_NETWORKD_ADDRESSES=("192.168.1.100/32" "fd00::1/64")
 # If DHCP is disabled, use the given gateway
 SYSTEMD_NETWORKD_GATEWAY="192.168.1.1"
 # Enable sshd in initramfs to allow unlocking encrypted devices / enter emergency shell if needed.