2 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/pkg/specgen/container_validate.go b/pkg/specgen/container_validate.go
index a0d36f865..81cb8b78d 100644
--- a/pkg/specgen/container_validate.go
+++ b/pkg/specgen/container_validate.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ func exclusiveOptions(opt1, opt2 string) error {
 // input for creating a container.
 func (s *SpecGenerator) Validate() error {
 
-	if rootless.IsRootless() {
+	if rootless.IsRootless() && len(s.CNINetworks) == 0 {
 		if s.StaticIP != nil || s.StaticIPv6 != nil {
 			return ErrNoStaticIPRootless
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/specgen/pod_validate.go b/pkg/specgen/pod_validate.go
index 7c81f3f9f..518adb32f 100644
--- a/pkg/specgen/pod_validate.go
+++ b/pkg/specgen/pod_validate.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ func exclusivePodOptions(opt1, opt2 string) error {
 // Validate verifies the input is valid
 func (p *PodSpecGenerator) Validate() error {
 
-	if rootless.IsRootless() {
+	if rootless.IsRootless() && len(p.CNINetworks) == 0 {
 		if p.StaticIP != nil {
 			return ErrNoStaticIPRootless
 		}