diff --git a/include/applets.h b/include/applets.h
index 905bab393..ad957b627 100644
--- a/include/applets.h
+++ b/include/applets.h
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ IF_PATCH(APPLET(patch, _BB_DIR_USR_BIN, _BB_SUID_NEVER))
 IF_PGREP(APPLET(pgrep, _BB_DIR_USR_BIN, _BB_SUID_NEVER))
 IF_PIDOF(APPLET(pidof, _BB_DIR_BIN, _BB_SUID_NEVER))
 IF_PING(APPLET(ping, _BB_DIR_BIN, _BB_SUID_MAYBE))
-IF_PING6(APPLET(ping6, _BB_DIR_BIN, _BB_SUID_NEVER))
+IF_PING6(APPLET(ping6, _BB_DIR_BIN, _BB_SUID_MAYBE))
 IF_PIPE_PROGRESS(APPLET(pipe_progress, _BB_DIR_BIN, _BB_SUID_NEVER))
 IF_PIVOT_ROOT(APPLET(pivot_root, _BB_DIR_SBIN, _BB_SUID_NEVER))
 IF_PKILL(APPLET_ODDNAME(pkill, pgrep, _BB_DIR_USR_BIN, _BB_SUID_NEVER, pkill))