diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/network/guru/PodBasedNetworkGuru.java b/server/src/com/cloud/network/guru/PodBasedNetworkGuru.java
index b4ee5f36d7b..126c5df3aab 100644
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/network/guru/PodBasedNetworkGuru.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/network/guru/PodBasedNetworkGuru.java
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ public class PodBasedNetworkGuru extends AdapterBase implements NetworkGuru {
         nic.setMacAddress(NetUtils.long2Mac(ip.second()));
         nic.setGateway(pod.getGateway());
         nic.setFormat(AddressFormat.Ip4);
-        String netmask = NetUtils.getCidrSubNet(pod.getCidrAddress(), pod.getCidrSize());
+        String netmask = NetUtils.getCidrNetmask(pod.getCidrSize());
         nic.setNetmask(netmask);
         nic.setBroadcastType(BroadcastDomainType.Native);
         nic.setBroadcastUri(null);