diff --git a/src/anet.c b/src/anet.c
index 1996a487ba3d3252c6240a6b42772b231c5f1e66..f86c524936d93283ad6986b2f4c0df792169c249 100644
--- a/src/anet.c
+++ b/src/anet.c
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ static int anetTcpGenericConnect(char *err, char *addr, int port, int flags)
 
     snprintf(_port,6,"%d",port);
     memset(&hints,0,sizeof(hints));
-    hints.ai_family = AF_INET;
+    hints.ai_family = AF_UNSPEC;
     hints.ai_socktype = SOCK_STREAM;
 
     if ((rv = getaddrinfo(addr,_port,&hints,&servinfo)) != 0) {