diff --git a/Lib/uuid.py b/Lib/uuid.py
index be06a6eff3f..b7433cb7192 100644
--- a/Lib/uuid.py
+++ b/Lib/uuid.py
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ def _ifconfig_getnode():
 def _ip_getnode():
     """Get the hardware address on Unix by running ip."""
     # This works on Linux with iproute2.
-    mac = _find_mac('ip', 'link list', [b'link/ether'], lambda i: i+1)
+    mac = _find_mac('ip', 'link', [b'link/ether'], lambda i: i+1)
     if mac:
         return mac
     return None
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2017-12-04-12-23-26.bpo-32199.nGof4v.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2017-12-04-12-23-26.bpo-32199.nGof4v.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d5f88cef5c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2017-12-04-12-23-26.bpo-32199.nGof4v.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+The getnode() ip getter now uses 'ip link' instead of 'ip link list'.