diff --git a/lib/socket.c b/lib/socket.c
index 4f0d17401..8c4b14326 100644
--- a/lib/socket.c
+++ b/lib/socket.c
@@ -800,15 +800,19 @@ fail:
 }
 
 int open_v46_socket(socket_t *r, int type) {
-	sockfamily_t *fam = &__socket_families[SF_IP6];
-
-	if (__socket(r, type, fam)) {
-		__C_DBG("open socket fail, fd=%d", r->fd);
-		return -1;
+	int ret = __socket(r, type, &__socket_families[SF_IP6]);
+	if (ret) {
+		if (errno == EAFNOSUPPORT)
+			ret = __socket(r, type, &__socket_families[SF_IP4]);
+		if (ret) {
+			__C_DBG("open socket fail");
+			return -1;
+		}
 	}
+	else
+		ipv6only(r->fd, 0);
 
 	nonblock(r->fd);
-	ipv6only(r->fd, 0);
 
 	return 0;
 }