diff --git a/common/libnetwork/cni/config.go b/common/libnetwork/cni/config.go
index b5877879c3..e801e14693 100644
--- a/common/libnetwork/cni/config.go
+++ b/common/libnetwork/cni/config.go
@@ -187,9 +187,6 @@ func (n *cniNetwork) NetworkInspect(nameOrID string) (types.Network, error) {
 }
 
 func createIPMACVLAN(network *types.Network) error {
-	if network.Internal {
-		return errors.New("internal is not supported with macvlan")
-	}
 	if network.NetworkInterface != "" {
 		interfaceNames, err := internalutil.GetLiveNetworkNames()
 		if err != nil {
@@ -201,6 +198,9 @@ func createIPMACVLAN(network *types.Network) error {
 	}
 	if len(network.Subnets) == 0 {
 		network.IPAMOptions["driver"] = types.DHCPIPAMDriver
+		if network.Internal {
+			return errors.New("internal is not supported with macvlan and dhcp ipam driver")
+		}
 	} else {
 		network.IPAMOptions["driver"] = types.HostLocalIPAMDriver
 	}
diff --git a/common/libnetwork/cni/config_test.go b/common/libnetwork/cni/config_test.go
index b0e7d42ff9..2c90480ec7 100644
--- a/common/libnetwork/cni/config_test.go
+++ b/common/libnetwork/cni/config_test.go
@@ -344,7 +344,25 @@ var _ = Describe("Config", func() {
 			Expect(err.Error()).To(ContainSubstring("parent interface idonotexists does not exist"))
 		})
 
-		It("create macvlan config with internal should fail", func() {
+		It("create macvlan config with internal and dhcp should fail", func() {
+			subnet := "10.1.0.0/24"
+			n, _ := types.ParseCIDR(subnet)
+			network := types.Network{
+				Driver:   "macvlan",
+				Internal: true,
+				Subnets: []types.Subnet{
+					{Subnet: n},
+				},
+			}
+			net1, err := libpodNet.NetworkCreate(network)
+			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+			Expect(net1.Internal).To(Equal(true))
+			path := filepath.Join(cniConfDir, net1.Name+".conflist")
+			Expect(path).To(BeARegularFile())
+			grepNotFile(path, `"0.0.0.0/0"`)
+		})
+
+		It("create macvlan config with internal and subnet should not fail", func() {
 			network := types.Network{
 				Driver:   "macvlan",
 				Internal: true,