1 files changed, 17 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/plugins/check_ping.c b/plugins/check_ping.c
index 2526a74..54402ae 100644
--- a/plugins/check_ping.c
+++ b/plugins/check_ping.c
@@ -104,11 +104,25 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
         for (i = 0 ; i < n_addresses ; i++) {
 
                 /* does the host address of number of packets argument come first? */
-#ifdef PING_PACKETS_FIRST
+#ifdef PING6_COMMAND
+# ifdef PING_PACKETS_FIRST
+        if (is_inet6_addr(addresses[i]))
+                asprintf (&command_line, PING6_COMMAND, max_packets, addresses[i]);
+        else
+                asprintf (&command_line, PING_COMMAND, max_packets, addresses[i]);
+# else
+        if (is_inet6_addr(addresses[i]))
+                asprintf (&command_line, PING6_COMMAND, addresses[i], max_packets);
+        else
+                asprintf (&command_line, PING_COMMAND, addresses[i], max_packets);
+# endif
+#else /* USE_IPV6 */
+# ifdef PING_PACKETS_FIRST
                 asprintf (&command_line, PING_COMMAND, max_packets, addresses[i]);
-#else
+# else
                 asprintf (&command_line, PING_COMMAND, addresses[i], max_packets);
-#endif
+# endif
+#endif /* USE_IPV6 */
 
                 if (verbose)
                         printf ("%s ==> ", command_line);