diff --git a/server.go b/server.go
index 0568ae16..a250df1a 100644
--- a/server.go
+++ b/server.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"net"
 	"runtime"
 	"strconv"
+	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
@@ -2075,6 +2076,13 @@ func parseListeners(addrs []string) ([]string, []string, bool, error) {
 			continue
 		}
 
+		// Strip IPv6 zone id if present since net.ParseIP does not
+		// handle it.
+		zoneIndex := strings.LastIndex(host, "%")
+		if zoneIndex > 0 {
+			host = host[:zoneIndex]
+		}
+
 		// Parse the IP.
 		ip := net.ParseIP(host)
 		if ip == nil {