diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/gst/udp/gstmultiudpsink.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/gst/udp/gstmultiudpsink.c
index f5ddfa4ebf..dce13da05c 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/gst/udp/gstmultiudpsink.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/gst/udp/gstmultiudpsink.c
@@ -1299,14 +1299,26 @@ gst_multiudpsink_start (GstBaseSink * bsink)
       g_object_unref (bind_iaddr);
       family = g_socket_address_get_family (G_SOCKET_ADDRESS (bind_addr));
 
-      if ((sink->used_socket =
-              g_socket_new (family, G_SOCKET_TYPE_DATAGRAM,
-                  G_SOCKET_PROTOCOL_UDP, &err)) == NULL) {
-        g_object_unref (bind_addr);
-        goto no_socket;
+      if (family == G_SOCKET_FAMILY_IPV4) {
+        if ((sink->used_socket =
+                g_socket_new (family, G_SOCKET_TYPE_DATAGRAM,
+                    G_SOCKET_PROTOCOL_UDP, &err)) == NULL) {
+          g_object_unref (bind_addr);
+          goto no_socket;
+        }
+
+        g_socket_bind (sink->used_socket, bind_addr, TRUE, &err);
+      } else {
+        if ((sink->used_socket_v6 =
+                g_socket_new (family, G_SOCKET_TYPE_DATAGRAM,
+                    G_SOCKET_PROTOCOL_UDP, &err)) == NULL) {
+          g_object_unref (bind_addr);
+          goto no_socket;
+        }
+
+        g_socket_bind (sink->used_socket_v6, bind_addr, TRUE, &err);
       }
 
-      g_socket_bind (sink->used_socket, bind_addr, TRUE, &err);
       g_object_unref (bind_addr);
       if (err != NULL)
         goto bind_error;