diff --git a/src/core/ipv4/ip.c b/src/core/ipv4/ip.c
index a317ae42..368d9776 100644
--- a/src/core/ipv4/ip.c
+++ b/src/core/ipv4/ip.c
@@ -238,11 +238,8 @@ ip_input(struct pbuf *p, struct netif *inp) {
     {
       /* unicast to this interface address? */
       if (ip_addr_cmp(&(iphdr->dest), &(netif->ip_addr)) ||
-        /* or broadcast matching this interface network address? */
-        (ip_addr_isbroadcast(&(iphdr->dest), netif) &&
-         ip_addr_netcmp(&(iphdr->dest), &(netif->ip_addr), &(netif->netmask))) ||
-         /* or restricted broadcast? */
-         ip_addr_cmp(&(iphdr->dest), IP_ADDR_BROADCAST)) {
+         /* or broadcast on this interface network address? */
+         ip_addr_isbroadcast(&(iphdr->dest), netif)) {
         LWIP_DEBUGF(IP_DEBUG, ("ip_input: packet accepted on interface %c%c\n",
           netif->name[0], netif->name[1]));
         /* break out of for loop */
diff --git a/src/core/ipv4/ip_addr.c b/src/core/ipv4/ip_addr.c
index 55c9b4f4..366ae8c3 100644
--- a/src/core/ipv4/ip_addr.c
+++ b/src/core/ipv4/ip_addr.c
@@ -60,11 +60,12 @@ u8_t ip_addr_isbroadcast(struct ip_addr *addr, struct netif *netif)
   /* address matches network interface address exactly? => no broadcast */
   else if (addr->addr == netif->ip_addr.addr)
     return 0;
-  /*  on the same (sub) network and
-   *  host identifier bits are all ones? => network broadcast address */
+  /*  on the same (sub) network... */
   else if (ip_addr_netcmp(addr->addr, netif->ip_addr.addr, netif->netmask.addr))
+         /* ...and host identifier bits are all ones? =>... */
           && ((addr->addr & ~netif->netmask.addr) ==
            (ip_addr_broadcast.addr & ~netif->netmask.addr))
+    /* => network broadcast address */
     return 1;
   else
     return 0;