1 files changed, 22 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/plugins-root/check_icmp.c b/plugins-root/check_icmp.c
index cab69fda..b978ee1e 100644
--- a/plugins-root/check_icmp.c
+++ b/plugins-root/check_icmp.c
@@ -460,6 +460,28 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
                 packets = 5;
         }
 
+        /* Parse protocol arguments first */
+        for(i = 1; i < argc; i++) {
+                while((arg = getopt(argc, argv, "vhVw:c:n:p:t:H:s:i:b:I:l:m:64")) != EOF) {
+                        unsigned short size;
+                        switch(arg) {
+                        case '4':
+                                address_family = AF_INET;
+                                break;
+                        case '6':
+#ifdef USE_IPV6
+                                address_family = AF_INET6;
+#else
+                                usage (_("IPv6 support not available\n"));
+#endif
+                                break;
+                        }
+                }
+        }
+
+        /* Reset argument scanning */
+        optind = 1;
+
         /* parse the arguments */
         for(i = 1; i < argc; i++) {
                 while((arg = getopt(argc, argv, "vhVw:c:n:p:t:H:s:i:b:I:l:m:64")) != EOF) {
@@ -524,16 +546,6 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
                                 print_help ();
                                 exit (STATE_UNKNOWN);
                                 break;
-                        case '4':
-                                address_family = AF_INET;
-                                break;
-                        case '6':
-#ifdef USE_IPV6
-                                address_family = AF_INET6;
-#else
-                                usage (_("IPv6 support not available\n"));
-#endif
-                                break;
                         }
                 }
         }