diff --git a/net/mwan3/files/usr/sbin/mwan3track b/net/mwan3/files/usr/sbin/mwan3track
index 91a816de23..bd81f7c07b 100755
--- a/net/mwan3/files/usr/sbin/mwan3track
+++ b/net/mwan3/files/usr/sbin/mwan3track
@@ -314,19 +314,21 @@ main() {
 						result=$?
 					;;
 					httping)
+						local ipv6_opt
+						[ "$FAMILY" = "ipv6" ] && ipv6_opt="-6"
 						if [ $check_quality -eq 0 ]; then
 							if [ "$httping_ssl" -eq 1 ]; then
-								WRAP httping -c $count -t $timeout -q "https://$track_ip" &> /dev/null &
+								WRAP httping $ipv6_opt -c $count -t $timeout -q "https://$track_ip" &> /dev/null &
 							else
-								WRAP httping -c $count -t $timeout -q "http://$track_ip" &> /dev/null &
+								WRAP httping $ipv6_opt -c $count -t $timeout -q "http://$track_ip" &> /dev/null &
 							fi
 							wait $!
 							result=$?
 						else
 							if [ "$httping_ssl" -eq 1 ]; then
-								WRAP httping -c $count -t $timeout "https://$track_ip" 2> /dev/null > $TRACK_OUTPUT &
+								WRAP httping $ipv6_opt -c $count -t $timeout "https://$track_ip" 2> /dev/null > $TRACK_OUTPUT &
 							else
-								WRAP httping -c $count -t $timeout "http://$track_ip" 2> /dev/null > $TRACK_OUTPUT &
+								WRAP httping $ipv6_opt -c $count -t $timeout "http://$track_ip" 2> /dev/null > $TRACK_OUTPUT &
 							fi
 							wait $!
 							ping_status=$?