diff --git a/util/qemu-sockets.c b/util/qemu-sockets.c
index 2add83a0fc..0a041a922e 100644
--- a/util/qemu-sockets.c
+++ b/util/qemu-sockets.c
@@ -586,12 +586,15 @@ fail:
 
 static void inet_addr_to_opts(QemuOpts *opts, const InetSocketAddress *addr)
 {
-    bool ipv4 = addr->ipv4 || !addr->has_ipv4;
-    bool ipv6 = addr->ipv6 || !addr->has_ipv6;
+    bool ipv4 = addr->has_ipv4 && addr->ipv4;
+    bool ipv6 = addr->has_ipv6 && addr->ipv6;
 
-    if (!ipv4 || !ipv6) {
+    if (ipv4 || ipv6) {
         qemu_opt_set_bool(opts, "ipv4", ipv4, &error_abort);
         qemu_opt_set_bool(opts, "ipv6", ipv6, &error_abort);
+    } else if (addr->has_ipv4 || addr->has_ipv6) {
+        qemu_opt_set_bool(opts, "ipv4", !addr->has_ipv4, &error_abort);
+        qemu_opt_set_bool(opts, "ipv6", !addr->has_ipv6, &error_abort);
     }
     if (addr->has_to) {
         qemu_opt_set_number(opts, "to", addr->to, &error_abort);