diff --git a/src/util/virsocketaddr.c b/src/util/virsocketaddr.c
index 91bcadf5f5..67ed330da8 100644
--- a/src/util/virsocketaddr.c
+++ b/src/util/virsocketaddr.c
@@ -850,7 +850,7 @@ virSocketAddrGetIpPrefix(const virSocketAddr *address,
         }
         return -1;
     } else if (VIR_SOCKET_ADDR_IS_FAMILY(address, AF_INET6)) {
-        if (address->data.inet6.sin6_addr.s6_addr == 0)
+        if (virSocketAddrIsWildcard(address))
             return 0;
         return 64;
     }