diff --git a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Actions.pm b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Actions.pm
index 184988ec4..c650f461a 100644
--- a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Actions.pm
+++ b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Actions.pm
@@ -773,7 +773,11 @@ sub dropBcast( $$$ ) {
     if ( $capabilities{ADDRTYPE} ) {
 	if ( $level ne '' ) {
 	    log_rule_limit $level, $chainref, 'dropBcast' , 'DROP', '', $tag, 'add', ' -m addrtype --dst-type BROADCAST ';
-	    log_rule_limit $level, $chainref, 'dropBcast' , 'DROP', '', $tag, 'add', ' -d 224.0.0.0/4 ';
+	    if ( $family == F_IPV4 ) {
+		log_rule_limit $level, $chainref, 'dropBcast' , 'DROP', '', $tag, 'add', ' -d 224.0.0.0/4 ';
+	    } else {
+		log_rule_limit $level, $chainref, 'dropBcast' , 'DROP', '', $tag, 'add', ' -d ff00::/10 -j DROP ';
+	    }		
 	}
 
 	add_rule $chainref, '-m addrtype --dst-type BROADCAST -j DROP';