diff --git a/src/pc/network/socket/socket.c b/src/pc/network/socket/socket.c
index 15f6a8fc..bbf759f0 100644
--- a/src/pc/network/socket/socket.c
+++ b/src/pc/network/socket/socket.c
@@ -22,7 +22,11 @@ void resolve_domain(void) {
 
 static int socket_bind(SOCKET socket, unsigned int port) {
     struct sockaddr_in rxAddr;
+#if defined(_WIN32) || defined(_WIN64)
     rxAddr.sin_family = AF_INET6;
+#else
+    rxAddr.sin_family = AF_INET;
+#endif
     rxAddr.sin_port = htons(port);
     rxAddr.sin_addr.s_addr = htonl(INADDR_ANY);
 
@@ -72,7 +76,6 @@ static int socket_receive(SOCKET socket, struct sockaddr_in* rxAddr, u8* buffer,
 }
 
 static bool ns_socket_initialize(enum NetworkType networkType, UNUSED bool reconnecting) {
-
     // sanity check port
     unsigned int port = (networkType == NT_CLIENT) ? configJoinPort : configHostPort;
     if (port == 0) { port = DEFAULT_PORT; }
@@ -100,7 +103,12 @@ static bool ns_socket_initialize(enum NetworkType networkType, UNUSED bool recon
         LOG_INFO("bound to port %u", port);
     } else {
         // save the port to send to
+#if defined(_WIN32) || defined(_WIN64)
         sAddr[0].sin_family = AF_INET6;
+#else
+        sAddr[0].sin_family = AF_INET;
+#endif
+        
         sAddr[0].sin_port = htons(port);
         resolve_domain();
         sAddr[0].sin_addr.s_addr = inet_addr(configJoinIp);
diff --git a/src/pc/network/socket/socket_linux.c b/src/pc/network/socket/socket_linux.c
index d478798a..5ab75ad0 100644
--- a/src/pc/network/socket/socket_linux.c
+++ b/src/pc/network/socket/socket_linux.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 SOCKET socket_initialize(void) {
     // initialize socket
-    SOCKET sock = socket(AF_INET6, SOCK_DGRAM, IPPROTO_UDP);
+    SOCKET sock = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, IPPROTO_UDP);
     if (sock == INVALID_SOCKET) {
         LOG_ERROR("socket failed with error %d", SOCKET_LAST_ERROR);
         return INVALID_SOCKET;
@@ -17,14 +17,6 @@ SOCKET socket_initialize(void) {
         LOG_ERROR("fcntl failed with error: %d", rc);
         return INVALID_SOCKET;
     }
-    
-    // Make sure our socket is dual-stack. So we can use both IPv4 and IPv6.
-    int opt = 0;
-    rc = setsockopt(sock, IPPROTO_IPV6, IPV6_V6ONLY, (void *)&opt, sizeof(opt));
-    if (rc != NO_ERROR) {
-        LOG_ERROR("setsockopt(IPV6_V6ONLY) failed with error: %d", rc);
-        return INVALID_SOCKET;
-    }
 
     return sock;
 }