diff --git a/tests/sockettest.c b/tests/sockettest.c
index 2b21352c13..29a565de40 100644
--- a/tests/sockettest.c
+++ b/tests/sockettest.c
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ mymain(void)
     DO_TEST_PARSE_AND_FORMAT("::1", AF_INET, false);
     DO_TEST_PARSE_AND_FORMAT("::1", AF_INET6, true);
     DO_TEST_PARSE_AND_FORMAT("::1", AF_UNIX, false);
-    DO_TEST_PARSE_AND_FORMAT("::ffff", AF_UNSPEC, true);
+    DO_TEST_PARSE_AND_FORMAT("::fffe:0:0", AF_UNSPEC, true);
 
     /* tests that specify a network that should contain the range */
     DO_TEST_RANGE("192.168.122.1", "192.168.122.1", "192.168.122.1", 24, 1, true);