diff --git a/test/system/helpers.network.bash b/test/system/helpers.network.bash
index f42c274e97..955da500cd 100644
--- a/test/system/helpers.network.bash
+++ b/test/system/helpers.network.bash
@@ -427,6 +427,6 @@ function default_addr() {
     local ip_ver="${1}"
     local ifname="${2:-$(default_ifname "${ip_ver}")}"
 
-    local expr='.[0] | .addr_info[0].local'
+    local expr='[.[0].addr_info[] | select(.deprecated != true)][0].local'
     ip -j -"${ip_ver}" addr show "${ifname}" | jq -rM "${expr}"
 }