diff --git a/erts/emulator/nifs/common/prim_net_nif.c b/erts/emulator/nifs/common/prim_net_nif.c
index 579e5c7b0e51..fb927d7d7573 100644
--- a/erts/emulator/nifs/common/prim_net_nif.c
+++ b/erts/emulator/nifs/common/prim_net_nif.c
@@ -3449,28 +3449,10 @@ ERL_NIF_TERM encode_if_admin_status(ErlNifEnv* env,
 {
     ERL_NIF_TERM estatus;
 
-    switch (status) {
-    case IF_OPER_STATUS_NON_OPERATIONAL:
-        estatus = atom_non_operational;
-        break;
-    case IF_OPER_STATUS_UNREACHABLE:
-        estatus = atom_unreachable;
-        break;
-    case IF_OPER_STATUS_DISCONNECTED:
-        estatus = atom_disconnected;
-        break;
-    case IF_OPER_STATUS_CONNECTING:
-        estatus = esock_atom_connecting;
-        break;
-    case IF_OPER_STATUS_CONNECTED:
-        estatus = esock_atom_connected;
-        break;
-    case IF_OPER_STATUS_OPERATIONAL:
-        estatus = atom_operational;
-        break;
-    default:
-        estatus = MKUI(env, status);
-        break;
+    if (status) {
+        estatus = esock_atom_enabled;
+    } else {
+        estatus = esock_atom_disabled;
     }
 
     return estatus;
diff --git a/erts/emulator/nifs/common/prim_socket_nif.c b/erts/emulator/nifs/common/prim_socket_nif.c
index d6e0ca437979..3fe99af5f71b 100644
--- a/erts/emulator/nifs/common/prim_socket_nif.c
+++ b/erts/emulator/nifs/common/prim_socket_nif.c
@@ -2029,6 +2029,7 @@ static const struct in6_addr in6addr_loopback =
     GLOBAL_ATOM_DECL(delayed_ack_time);                \
     GLOBAL_ATOM_DECL(dgram);                           \
     GLOBAL_ATOM_DECL(dhcprunning);                     \
+    GLOBAL_ATOM_DECL(disabled);                        \
     GLOBAL_ATOM_DECL(disable_fragments);               \
     GLOBAL_ATOM_DECL(dlci);                            \
     GLOBAL_ATOM_DECL(dma);                             \
@@ -2047,6 +2048,7 @@ static const struct in6_addr in6addr_loopback =
     GLOBAL_ATOM_DECL(eether);                          \
     GLOBAL_ATOM_DECL(efile);                           \
     GLOBAL_ATOM_DECL(egp);                             \
+    GLOBAL_ATOM_DECL(enabled);                         \
     GLOBAL_ATOM_DECL(enotsup);                         \
     GLOBAL_ATOM_DECL(eor);                             \
     GLOBAL_ATOM_DECL(error);                           \
diff --git a/erts/emulator/nifs/common/socket_int.h b/erts/emulator/nifs/common/socket_int.h
index 4a27c6d0f2de..ac0492202f53 100644
--- a/erts/emulator/nifs/common/socket_int.h
+++ b/erts/emulator/nifs/common/socket_int.h
@@ -285,6 +285,7 @@ typedef long ssize_t;
     GLOBAL_ATOM_DEF(delayed_ack_time);         \
     GLOBAL_ATOM_DEF(dgram);                    \
     GLOBAL_ATOM_DEF(dhcprunning);              \
+    GLOBAL_ATOM_DEF(disabled);                 \
     GLOBAL_ATOM_DEF(disable_fragments);        \
     GLOBAL_ATOM_DEF(dlci);                     \
     GLOBAL_ATOM_DEF(dma);                      \
@@ -303,6 +304,7 @@ typedef long ssize_t;
     GLOBAL_ATOM_DEF(eether);                   \
     GLOBAL_ATOM_DEF(efile);                    \
     GLOBAL_ATOM_DEF(egp);                      \
+    GLOBAL_ATOM_DEF(enabled);                  \
     GLOBAL_ATOM_DEF(enotsup);                  \
     GLOBAL_ATOM_DEF(eor);                      \
     GLOBAL_ATOM_DEF(error);                    \
diff --git a/erts/preloaded/ebin/prim_net.beam b/erts/preloaded/ebin/prim_net.beam
index 62ce59d5fe07..a67b1c49faa1 100644
Binary files a/erts/preloaded/ebin/prim_net.beam and b/erts/preloaded/ebin/prim_net.beam differ
diff --git a/erts/preloaded/src/prim_net.erl b/erts/preloaded/src/prim_net.erl
index 7dc3b0b5f7bf..d90b9dcbc372 100644
--- a/erts/preloaded/src/prim_net.erl
+++ b/erts/preloaded/src/prim_net.erl
@@ -112,12 +112,7 @@
 -type if_type()       :: other | ethernet_csmacd | iso88025_tokenring |
                          fddi | ppp | software_loopback | atm | ieee80211 |
                          tunnel | ieee1394 | ieee80216_wman | wwanpp | wwanpp2.
--type if_admin_status() :: non_operational |
-                           unreachable |
-                           disconnected |
-                           connecting | connected |
-                           operational |
-                           non_neg_integer().
+-type if_admin_status() :: enabled | disabled.
 -type internal_if_oper_status() :: non_operational |
                                    unreachable |
                                    disconnected |
diff --git a/lib/kernel/src/net.erl b/lib/kernel/src/net.erl
index 5804408bd57c..a62933c2195d 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/src/net.erl
+++ b/lib/kernel/src/net.erl
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ win_getifaddrs_iat3(Name,
                      bcast_addr           := _BCastAddr} = _IpAddr,
                    #{type                 := Type,
                      admin_status         := AStatus,
-                     internal_oper_status := _OStatus,
+                     internal_oper_status := OStatus,
                      phys_addr            := PhysAddr,
                      index                := Idx} = _IfEntry) ->
     Flags1 = case Type of
@@ -605,16 +605,19 @@ win_getifaddrs_iat3(Name,
                      []
              end,
     Flags2 = case AStatus of
-                  non_operational ->
-                     [];
-                connecting ->
-                     [up, pointtopoint];
-                 connected ->
-                     [up, runnning, pointtopoint];
-                 operational ->
-                     [up, running];
-                 _ ->
-                     [up]
+                 enabled ->
+                     case OStatus of
+                         connecting ->
+                             [up, pointtopoint];
+                         connected ->
+                             [up, runnning, pointtopoint];
+                         operational ->
+                             [up, running];
+                         _ ->
+                             [up]
+                     end;
+                 disabled ->
+                     []
              end,
     Flags  = lists:sort(Flags1 ++ Flags2),
     HaType = type2hatype(Type),
@@ -690,7 +693,7 @@ win_getifaddrs_aa3(Name,
                      prefixes             := Prefixes} = _AdAddrs,
                    #{type                 := Type,
                      admin_status         := AStatus,
-                     internal_oper_status := _OStatus,
+                     internal_oper_status := OStatus,
                      phys_addr            := PhysAddr,
                      index                := Idx} = _IfEntry) ->
     Flags1 =
@@ -708,16 +711,19 @@ win_getifaddrs_aa3(Name,
                      []
              end,
     Flags3 = case AStatus of
-                 non_operational ->
-                     [];
-                 connecting ->
-                     [up, pointtopoint];
-                 connected ->
-                     [up, runnning, pointtopoint];
-                 operational ->
-                     [up, running];
-                 _ ->
-                     [up]
+                 enabled ->
+                     case OStatus of
+                         connecting ->
+                             [up, pointtopoint];
+                         connected ->
+                             [up, runnning, pointtopoint];
+                         operational ->
+                             [up, running];
+                         _ ->
+                             [up]
+                     end;
+                 disabled ->
+                     []
              end,
     Flags  = lists:sort(Flags1 ++ Flags2 ++ Flags3),
     HaType = type2hatype(Type),