diff --git a/src/include/switch_apr.h b/src/include/switch_apr.h
index 671052ab30..ace5f18569 100644
--- a/src/include/switch_apr.h
+++ b/src/include/switch_apr.h
@@ -1042,6 +1042,11 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_thread_create(switch_thread_t ** new_thre
  * The default values come from FreeBSD 4.1.1
  */
 #define SWITCH_INET     AF_INET
+#ifdef AF_INET6
+#define SWITCH_INET6    AF_INET6
+#else
+#define SWITCH_INET6 0
+#endif
 
 /** @def SWITCH_UNSPEC
  * Let the system decide which address family to use