diff --git a/tools/hv/hv_kvp_daemon.c b/tools/hv/hv_kvp_daemon.c
index 3dc989f57dc85bb86a2cbed685c7dccc09c283eb..13ae098a0114c734b8ba22b2824318664b2b73c1 100644
--- a/tools/hv/hv_kvp_daemon.c
+++ b/tools/hv/hv_kvp_daemon.c
@@ -589,6 +589,17 @@ kvp_get_ip_address(int family, char *if_name, int op,
 			continue;
 		}
 
+		if (op == KVP_OP_GET_IP_INFO) {
+			/*
+			 * Gather info other than the IP address.
+			 * IP address info will be gathered later.
+			 */
+			if (curp->ifa_addr->sa_family == AF_INET)
+				ip_buffer->addr_family |= ADDR_FAMILY_IPV4;
+			else
+				ip_buffer->addr_family |= ADDR_FAMILY_IPV6;
+		}
+
 		error = kvp_process_ip_address(curp->ifa_addr,
 						curp->ifa_addr->sa_family,
 						buffer,