diff --git a/.changelog/246.txt b/.changelog/246.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7868d44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/246.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:enhancement
+Fetch all IP addresses in a single stdlib call
+```
diff --git a/providers/shared/network.go b/providers/shared/network.go
index cd11acd..bed19f4 100644
--- a/providers/shared/network.go
+++ b/providers/shared/network.go
@@ -27,17 +27,20 @@ func Network() (ips, macs []string, err error) {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
 
-	ips = make([]string, 0, len(ifcs))
+	// This function fetches all the addresses in a single syscall. Fetching addresses individually for each interface
+	// can be expensive when the host has a lot of interfaces. This usually happens when the host is doing virtualized
+	// networking for guests, in Kubernetes for example.
+	addrs, err := net.InterfaceAddrs()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, err
+	}
+	ips = make([]string, 0, len(addrs))
+	for _, addr := range addrs {
+		ips = append(ips, addr.String())
+	}
+
 	macs = make([]string, 0, len(ifcs))
 	for _, ifc := range ifcs {
-		addrs, err := ifc.Addrs()
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, nil, err
-		}
-		for _, addr := range addrs {
-			ips = append(ips, addr.String())
-		}
-
 		mac := ifc.HardwareAddr.String()
 		if mac != "" {
 			macs = append(macs, mac)