diff --git a/share/scripts/context-packages/base_deb/etc/one-context.d/00-network b/share/scripts/context-packages/base_deb/etc/one-context.d/00-network
index 92ff47eab3..c10af1acb1 100755
--- a/share/scripts/context-packages/base_deb/etc/one-context.d/00-network
+++ b/share/scripts/context-packages/base_deb/etc/one-context.d/00-network
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ EOT
         GATEWAY=$(get_gateway)
 
         IPV6=$(get_iface_var "IPV6")
+        [[ -z $IPV6 ]] && IPV6=$(get_iface_var "IP6")
         GATEWAY6=$(get_iface_var "GATEWAY6")
         CONTEXT_FORCE_IPV4=$(get_iface_var "CONTEXT_FORCE_IPV4")
 
diff --git a/share/scripts/context-packages/base_rpm/etc/one-context.d/00-network b/share/scripts/context-packages/base_rpm/etc/one-context.d/00-network
index 6886d538f7..92f4e7e2ed 100755
--- a/share/scripts/context-packages/base_rpm/etc/one-context.d/00-network
+++ b/share/scripts/context-packages/base_rpm/etc/one-context.d/00-network
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ gen_network_configuration()
         GATEWAY=$(get_gateway)
 
         IPV6=$(get_iface_var "IPV6")
+        [[ -z $IPV6 ]] && IPV6=$(get_iface_var "IP6")
         GATEWAY6=$(get_iface_var "GATEWAY6")
         CONTEXT_FORCE_IPV4=$(get_iface_var "CONTEXT_FORCE_IPV4")