diff --git a/FPEngine.cc b/FPEngine.cc
index 050b9e84a..667461762 100644
--- a/FPEngine.cc
+++ b/FPEngine.cc
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ void FPNetworkControl::init(const char *ifname, devtype iftype) {
   /* Create a new nsock pool */
   if ((this->nsp = nsp_new(NULL)) == NULL)
     fatal("Unable to obtain an Nsock pool");
+  nsp_setdevice(nsp, o.device);
 
   /* Set Trace level */
   if (o.packetTrace()) {
diff --git a/nmap_dns.cc b/nmap_dns.cc
index 8aa9ddfed..04f2d34ca 100644
--- a/nmap_dns.cc
+++ b/nmap_dns.cc
@@ -1210,6 +1210,7 @@ static void nmap_mass_rdns_core(Target **targets, int num_targets) {
 
   if ((dnspool = nsp_new(NULL)) == NULL)
     fatal("Unable to create nsock pool in %s()", __func__);
+  nsp_setdevice(dnspool, o.device);
 
   if ((lasttrace = o.packetTrace()))
     nsp_settrace(dnspool, NULL, NSOCK_TRACE_LEVEL, o.getStartTime());
diff --git a/nping/ProbeMode.cc b/nping/ProbeMode.cc
index b069ad3d2..90a1c901c 100644
--- a/nping/ProbeMode.cc
+++ b/nping/ProbeMode.cc
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ int ProbeMode::init_nsock(){
       /* Create a new nsock pool */
       if ((nsp = nsp_new(NULL)) == NULL)
         outFatal(QT_3, "Failed to create new pool.  QUITTING.\n");
+      nsp_setdevice(nsp, o.getDevice());
 
       /* Allow broadcast addresses */
       nsp_setbroadcast(nsp, 1);
diff --git a/nse_nsock.cc b/nse_nsock.cc
index b432b48e7..acbb69995 100644
--- a/nse_nsock.cc
+++ b/nse_nsock.cc
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ static nsock_pool new_pool (lua_State *L)
 {
   nsock_pool nsp = nsp_new(NULL);
   nsock_pool *nspp;
+  nsp_setdevice(nsp, o.device);
   nsp_setbroadcast(nsp, true);
   nspp = (nsock_pool *) lua_newuserdata(L, sizeof(nsock_pool));
   *nspp = nsp;
diff --git a/service_scan.cc b/service_scan.cc
index 9bb02483c..59839ff01 100644
--- a/service_scan.cc
+++ b/service_scan.cc
@@ -2682,6 +2682,7 @@ int service_scan(vector<Target *> &Targets) {
   if ((nsp = nsp_new(SG)) == NULL) {
     fatal("%s() failed to create new nsock pool.", __func__);
   }
+  nsp_setdevice(nsp, o.device);
 
   if (o.versionTrace()) {
     nsp_settrace(nsp, NULL, NSOCK_TRACE_LEVEL, o.getStartTime());