diff --git a/hooks/gentoo/40-setup-networking b/hooks/gentoo/40-setup-networking
index 143ad78..fa337d2 100755
--- a/hooks/gentoo/40-setup-networking
+++ b/hooks/gentoo/40-setup-networking
@@ -57,6 +57,16 @@ E_O_DHCP
 #
 function  setupStaticNetworking
 {
+    #
+    #  if $p2p is set then add a "pointtopoint" setting.
+    #
+    point='';
+    if [ ! -z "${p2p}" ]; then
+        point="pointtopoint ${p2p}"
+    else
+        point=''
+    fi
+
     #
     # We have a static IP address
     #
@@ -64,7 +74,7 @@ function  setupStaticNetworking
 #
 #  First ethernet interface
 #
-config_eth0=( "${ip1} netmask ${netmask}" )
+config_eth0=( "${ip1} ${point} netmask ${netmask}" )
 routes_eth0=( "default via ${gateway}" )
 
 E_O_STATIC