diff --git a/copyparty/mdns.py b/copyparty/mdns.py
index 0dde707d..d80e5142 100644
--- a/copyparty/mdns.py
+++ b/copyparty/mdns.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ from .stolen.dnslib import (
     DNSRecord,
     set_avahi_379,
 )
-from .util import CachedSet, Daemon, Netdev, list_ips, min_ex
+from .util import IP6_LL, CachedSet, Daemon, Netdev, list_ips, min_ex
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from .svchub import SvcHub
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ class MDNS(MCast):
         cip = addr[0]
         v6 = ":" in cip
         if (cip.startswith("169.254") and not self.ll_ok) or (
-            v6 and not cip.startswith("fe80")
+            v6 and not cip.startswith(IP6_LL)
         ):
             return
 
diff --git a/copyparty/multicast.py b/copyparty/multicast.py
index 766dc15d..ea2f223e 100644
--- a/copyparty/multicast.py
+++ b/copyparty/multicast.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ from ipaddress import (
 )
 
 from .__init__ import MACOS, TYPE_CHECKING
-from .util import Daemon, Netdev, find_prefix, min_ex, spack
+from .util import IP6_LL, IP64_LL, Daemon, Netdev, find_prefix, min_ex, spack
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from .svchub import SvcHub
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ class MCast(object):
         all_selected = ips[:]
 
         # discard non-linklocal ipv6
-        ips = [x for x in ips if ":" not in x or x.startswith("fe80")]
+        ips = [x for x in ips if ":" not in x or x.startswith(IP6_LL)]
 
         if not ips:
             raise NoIPs()
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ class MCast(object):
                 srv.ips[oth_ip.split("/")[0]] = ipaddress.ip_network(oth_ip, False)
 
             # gvfs breaks if a linklocal ip appears in a dns reply
-            ll = {k: v for k, v in srv.ips.items() if k.startswith(("169.254", "fe80"))}
+            ll = {k: v for k, v in srv.ips.items() if k.startswith(IP64_LL)}
             rt = {k: v for k, v in srv.ips.items() if k not in ll}
 
             if self.args.ll or not rt:
diff --git a/copyparty/tcpsrv.py b/copyparty/tcpsrv.py
index 8d355251..b29b75f7 100644
--- a/copyparty/tcpsrv.py
+++ b/copyparty/tcpsrv.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ from .util import (
     E_ADDR_NOT_AVAIL,
     E_UNREACH,
     HAVE_IPV6,
+    IP6_LL,
     IP6ALL,
     VF_CAREFUL,
     Netdev,
@@ -140,12 +141,12 @@ class TcpSrv(object):
         # keep IPv6 LL-only nics
         ll_ok: set[str] = set()
         for ip, nd in self.netdevs.items():
-            if not ip.startswith("fe80"):
+            if not ip.startswith(IP6_LL):
                 continue
 
             just_ll = True
             for ip2, nd2 in self.netdevs.items():
-                if nd == nd2 and ":" in ip2 and not ip2.startswith("fe80"):
+                if nd == nd2 and ":" in ip2 and not ip2.startswith(IP6_LL):
                     just_ll = False
 
             if just_ll or self.args.ll:
@@ -164,7 +165,7 @@ class TcpSrv(object):
         title_vars = [x[1:] for x in self.args.wintitle.split(" ") if x.startswith("$")]
         t = "available @ {}://{}:{}/  (\033[33m{}\033[0m)"
         for ip, desc in sorted(eps.items(), key=lambda x: x[1]):
-            if ip.startswith("fe80") and ip not in ll_ok:
+            if ip.startswith(IP6_LL) and ip not in ll_ok:
                 continue
 
             for port in sorted(self.args.p):
diff --git a/copyparty/util.py b/copyparty/util.py
index 7e9d4bb1..97351f3c 100644
--- a/copyparty/util.py
+++ b/copyparty/util.py
@@ -112,6 +112,8 @@ E_ACCESS = _ens("EACCES WSAEACCES")
 E_UNREACH = _ens("EHOSTUNREACH WSAEHOSTUNREACH ENETUNREACH WSAENETUNREACH")
 
 IP6ALL = "0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0"
+IP6_LL = ("fe8", "fe9", "fea", "feb")
+IP64_LL = ("fe8", "fe9", "fea", "feb", "169.254")
 
 
 try: