diff --git a/src/platforms/hosted/gdb_if.c b/src/platforms/hosted/gdb_if.c
index 9a4d7d5e0ce..09bf16a4b1b 100644
--- a/src/platforms/hosted/gdb_if.c
+++ b/src/platforms/hosted/gdb_if.c
@@ -252,6 +252,12 @@ int gdb_if_init(void)
 			!socket_set_int_opt(gdb_if_serv, IPPROTO_TCP, TCP_NODELAY, 1))
 			continue;
 
+		if (addr.ss_family == AF_INET6) {
+			DEBUG_INFO("Setting V6ONLY to off for dual stack listening.\n");
+			if (!socket_set_int_opt(gdb_if_serv, IPPROTO_IPV6, IPV6_V6ONLY, 0))
+				DEBUG_WARN("Listening on IPv6 only.\n");
+		}
+
 		if (bind(gdb_if_serv, (sockaddr_s *)&addr, family_to_size(addr.ss_family)) == -1) {
 			handle_error(gdb_if_serv, "binding socket");
 			continue;