diff --git a/lib/vagrant-lxc/driver.rb b/lib/vagrant-lxc/driver.rb
index 07f1ca1..4683900 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant-lxc/driver.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant-lxc/driver.rb
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ module Vagrant
             bridge_name
           ]
           @sudo_wrapper.run(*cmd)
-          @sudo_wrapper.run('ifconfig', bridge_name, 'up')
+          @sudo_wrapper.run('ip', 'link', 'set', bridge_name, 'up')
         end
 
         cmd = [
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ module Vagrant
 
       def bridge_exists?(bridge_name)
         @logger.info "Checking whether bridge #{bridge_name} exists"
-        brctl_output = `ifconfig -a | grep -q #{bridge_name}`
+        brctl_output = `ip link | grep -q #{bridge_name}`
         $?.to_i == 0
       end
 
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ module Vagrant
         return unless bridge_exists?(bridge_name)
 
         @logger.info "Removing bridge #{bridge_name}"
-        @sudo_wrapper.run('ifconfig', bridge_name, 'down')
+        @sudo_wrapper.run('ip', 'link', 'set', bridge_name, 'down')
         @sudo_wrapper.run('brctl', 'delbr', bridge_name)
       end
 
diff --git a/templates/sudoers.rb.erb b/templates/sudoers.rb.erb
index 18a8894..72c6ae2 100644
--- a/templates/sudoers.rb.erb
+++ b/templates/sudoers.rb.erb
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ Whitelist.add '<%= cmd_paths['tar'] %>', '--numeric-owner', '-cvzf', %r{/tmp/.*/
 Whitelist.add '<%= cmd_paths['chown'] %>', /\A\d+:\d+\z/, %r{\A/tmp/.*/rootfs\.tar\.gz\z}
 # - Private network script and commands
 Whitelist.add '<%= cmd_paths['ip'] %>', 'addr', 'add', /(\d+|\.)+\/24/, 'dev', /.+/
-Whitelist.add '<%= cmd_paths['ifconfig'] %>', /.+/, /(up|down)/
+Whitelist.add '<%= cmd_paths['ip'] %>', 'link', 'set', /.+/, /(up|down)/
 Whitelist.add '<%= cmd_paths['brctl'] %>', /(addbr|delbr)/, /.+/
 Whitelist.add_regex %r{<%= pipework_regex %>}, '**'