diff --git a/src/api/netdb.c b/src/api/netdb.c
index d0e6acff..c6a4c9af 100644
--- a/src/api/netdb.c
+++ b/src/api/netdb.c
@@ -361,6 +361,7 @@ lwip_getaddrinfo(const char *nodename, const char *servname,
       && IP_GET_TYPE(&addr) == IPADDR_TYPE_V4) {
     /* Convert native V4 address to a V4-mapped IPV6 address */
     ip4_2_ipv4_mapped_ipv6(ip_2_ip6(&addr), ip_2_ip4(&addr));
+    IP_SET_TYPE_VAL(addr, IPADDR_TYPE_V6);
   }
 #endif /* ESP_LWIP && LWIP_IPV4 && LWIP_IPV6 */