diff --git a/netutils/netlib/netlib_autoconfig.c b/netutils/netlib/netlib_autoconfig.c
index e40423e5c..5fa29c779 100644
--- a/netutils/netlib/netlib_autoconfig.c
+++ b/netutils/netlib/netlib_autoconfig.c
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ int netlib_icmpv6_autoconfiguration(FAR const char *ifname)
     {
       /* Get an IPv6 socket */
 
-      int sockfd = socket(PF_INET6, NETLIB_SOCK_TYPE, 0);
+      int sockfd = socket(PF_INET6, NETLIB_SOCK_TYPE, IPPROTO_ICMP6);
       if (sockfd >= 0)
         {
           /* Create a request consisting only of the interface name */