diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 438bc599..4d5f7002 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ prog/weaveproxy/weaveproxy
 prog/sigproxy/sigproxy
 prog/weavewait/weavewait
 prog/weavewait/weavewait_noop
+prog/weavewait/weavewait_nomcast
 prog/netcheck/netcheck
 prog/docker_tls_args/docker_tls_args
 prog/plugin/plugin
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ prog/weaveexec/weavehosts
 prog/weaveexec/weaveproxy
 prog/weaveexec/weavewait
 prog/weaveexec/weavewait_noop
+prog/weaveexec/weavewait_nomcast
 prog/weaveexec/sigproxy
 prog/weaveexec/netcheck
 prog/weaveexec/docker_tls_args
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7680e1a7..cb468e93 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -14,13 +14,14 @@ WEAVEPROXY_EXE=prog/weaveproxy/weaveproxy
 SIGPROXY_EXE=prog/sigproxy/sigproxy
 WEAVEWAIT_EXE=prog/weavewait/weavewait
 WEAVEWAIT_NOOP_EXE=prog/weavewait/weavewait_noop
+WEAVEWAIT_NOMCAST_EXE=prog/weavewait/weavewait_nomcast
 NETCHECK_EXE=prog/netcheck/netcheck
 DOCKERTLSARGS_EXE=prog/docker_tls_args/docker_tls_args
 DOCKERPLUGIN_EXE=prog/plugin/plugin
 RUNNER_EXE=tools/runner/runner
 TEST_TLS_EXE=test/tls/tls
 
-EXES=$(WEAVER_EXE) $(SIGPROXY_EXE) $(WEAVEPROXY_EXE) $(WEAVEWAIT_EXE) $(WEAVEWAIT_NOOP_EXE) $(NETCHECK_EXE) $(DOCKERTLSARGS_EXE) $(DOCKERPLUGIN_EXE) $(TEST_TLS_EXE)
+EXES=$(WEAVER_EXE) $(SIGPROXY_EXE) $(WEAVEPROXY_EXE) $(WEAVEWAIT_EXE) $(WEAVEWAIT_NOOP_EXE) $(WEAVEWAIT_NOMCAST_EXE) $(NETCHECK_EXE) $(DOCKERTLSARGS_EXE) $(DOCKERPLUGIN_EXE) $(TEST_TLS_EXE)
 
 WEAVER_UPTODATE=.weaver.uptodate
 WEAVEEXEC_UPTODATE=.weaveexec.uptodate
@@ -81,29 +82,37 @@ $(NETCHECK_EXE): prog/netcheck/netcheck.go
 # These next programs need separate rules as they fail the netgo check in
 # the main build stanza due to not importing net package
 $(SIGPROXY_EXE): prog/sigproxy/main.go
-$(WEAVEWAIT_EXE): prog/weavewait/*.go net/*.go
 $(DOCKERTLSARGS_EXE): prog/docker_tls_args/*.go
 $(DOCKERPLUGIN_EXE): prog/plugin/*.go plugin/net/*.go plugin/ipam/*.go plugin/skel/*.go api/*.go common/docker/*.go
 $(TEST_TLS_EXE): test/tls/*.go
 
-$(WEAVEWAIT_EXE) $(SIGPROXY_EXE) $(DOCKERTLSARGS_EXE) $(DOCKERPLUGIN_EXE) $(TEST_TLS_EXE):
+$(SIGPROXY_EXE) $(DOCKERTLSARGS_EXE) $(DOCKERPLUGIN_EXE) $(TEST_TLS_EXE):
 	go get -tags netgo ./$(@D)
 	go build $(BUILD_FLAGS) -o $@ ./$(@D)
 
+$(WEAVEWAIT_EXE): prog/weavewait/*.go net/*.go
+	go get -tags netgo ./$(@D)
+	go build $(BUILD_FLAGS) -tags "iface mcast" -o $@ ./$(@D)
+
+$(WEAVEWAIT_NOMCAST_EXE): prog/weavewait/*.go net/*.go
+	go get -tags netgo ./$(@D)
+	go build $(BUILD_FLAGS) -tags iface -o $@ ./$(@D)
+
 $(WEAVEWAIT_NOOP_EXE): prog/weavewait/*.go
 	go get -tags netgo ./$(@D)
-	go build $(BUILD_FLAGS) -tags noop -o $@ ./$(@D)
+	go build $(BUILD_FLAGS) -o $@ ./$(@D)
 
 $(WEAVER_UPTODATE): prog/weaver/Dockerfile $(WEAVER_EXE)
 	$(SUDO) docker build -t $(WEAVER_IMAGE) prog/weaver
 	touch $@
 
-$(WEAVEEXEC_UPTODATE): prog/weaveexec/Dockerfile prog/weaveexec/symlink $(DOCKER_DISTRIB) weave $(SIGPROXY_EXE) $(WEAVEPROXY_EXE) $(WEAVEWAIT_EXE) $(WEAVEWAIT_NOOP_EXE) $(NETCHECK_EXE) $(DOCKERTLSARGS_EXE)
+$(WEAVEEXEC_UPTODATE): prog/weaveexec/Dockerfile prog/weaveexec/symlink $(DOCKER_DISTRIB) weave $(SIGPROXY_EXE) $(WEAVEPROXY_EXE) $(WEAVEWAIT_EXE) $(WEAVEWAIT_NOOP_EXE) $(WEAVEWAIT_NOMCAST_EXE) $(NETCHECK_EXE) $(DOCKERTLSARGS_EXE)
 	cp weave prog/weaveexec/weave
 	cp $(SIGPROXY_EXE) prog/weaveexec/sigproxy
 	cp $(WEAVEPROXY_EXE) prog/weaveexec/weaveproxy
 	cp $(WEAVEWAIT_EXE) prog/weaveexec/weavewait
 	cp $(WEAVEWAIT_NOOP_EXE) prog/weaveexec/weavewait_noop
+	cp $(WEAVEWAIT_NOMCAST_EXE) prog/weaveexec/weavewait_nomcast
 	cp $(NETCHECK_EXE) prog/weaveexec/netcheck
 	cp $(DOCKERTLSARGS_EXE) prog/weaveexec/docker_tls_args
 	cp $(DOCKER_DISTRIB) prog/weaveexec/docker.tgz
diff --git a/prog/weavewait/check_network.go b/prog/weavewait/check_network.go
index 9c17bf8e..53b5385d 100644
--- a/prog/weavewait/check_network.go
+++ b/prog/weavewait/check_network.go
@@ -1,12 +1,7 @@
-// +build !noop
+// +build !iface,!mcast
 
 package main
 
-import (
-	weavenet "github.com/weaveworks/weave/net"
-)
-
 func checkNetwork() error {
-	_, err := weavenet.EnsureInterfaceAndMcastRoute("ethwe")
-	return err
+	return nil
 }
diff --git a/prog/weavewait/check_network_iface.go b/prog/weavewait/check_network_iface.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9a627af8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/prog/weavewait/check_network_iface.go
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+// +build iface,!mcast
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	weavenet "github.com/weaveworks/weave/net"
+)
+
+func checkNetwork() error {
+	_, err := weavenet.EnsureInterface("ethwe")
+	return err
+}
diff --git a/prog/weavewait/check_network_iface_mcast.go b/prog/weavewait/check_network_iface_mcast.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..898c3b3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/prog/weavewait/check_network_iface_mcast.go
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+// +build iface,mcast
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	weavenet "github.com/weaveworks/weave/net"
+)
+
+func checkNetwork() error {
+	_, err := weavenet.EnsureInterfaceAndMcastRoute("ethwe")
+	return err
+}
diff --git a/prog/weavewait/noop.go b/prog/weavewait/noop.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 2342311d..00000000
--- a/prog/weavewait/noop.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-// +build noop
-
-package main
-
-func checkNetwork() error {
-	return nil
-}