}
        }
 
-       /* we want to receive ICMP errors */
-       opt = 1;
-       ret = kernel_setsockopt(local->socket, SOL_IP, IP_RECVERR,
-                               (char *) &opt, sizeof(opt));
-       if (ret < 0) {
-               _debug("setsockopt failed");
-               goto error;
-       }
+       switch (local->srx.transport.family) {
+       case AF_INET:
+               /* we want to receive ICMP errors */
+               opt = 1;
+               ret = kernel_setsockopt(local->socket, SOL_IP, IP_RECVERR,
+                                       (char *) &opt, sizeof(opt));
+               if (ret < 0) {
+                       _debug("setsockopt failed");
+                       goto error;
+               }
 
-       /* we want to set the don't fragment bit */
-       opt = IP_PMTUDISC_DO;
-       ret = kernel_setsockopt(local->socket, SOL_IP, IP_MTU_DISCOVER,
-                               (char *) &opt, sizeof(opt));
-       if (ret < 0) {
-               _debug("setsockopt failed");
-               goto error;
+               /* we want to set the don't fragment bit */
+               opt = IP_PMTUDISC_DO;
+               ret = kernel_setsockopt(local->socket, SOL_IP, IP_MTU_DISCOVER,
+                                       (char *) &opt, sizeof(opt));
+               if (ret < 0) {
+                       _debug("setsockopt failed");
+                       goto error;
+               }
+               break;
+
+       case AF_INET6:
+               /* we want to receive ICMP errors */
+               opt = 1;
+               ret = kernel_setsockopt(local->socket, SOL_IPV6, IPV6_RECVERR,
+                                       (char *) &opt, sizeof(opt));
+               if (ret < 0) {
+                       _debug("setsockopt failed");
+                       goto error;
+               }
+
+               /* we want to set the don't fragment bit */
+               opt = IPV6_PMTUDISC_DO;
+               ret = kernel_setsockopt(local->socket, SOL_IPV6, IPV6_MTU_DISCOVER,
+                                       (char *) &opt, sizeof(opt));
+               if (ret < 0) {
+                       _debug("setsockopt failed");
+                       goto error;
+               }
+               break;
+
+       default:
+               BUG();
        }
 
        /* set the socket up */