diff --git a/networking/ping.c b/networking/ping.c
index 7d36b7455..d65310789 100644
--- a/networking/ping.c
+++ b/networking/ping.c
@@ -732,7 +732,7 @@ int ping_main(int argc, char **argv)
 	datalen = DEFDATALEN; /* initialized here rather than in global scope to work around gcc bug */
 
 	/* exactly one argument needed, -v and -q don't mix. So do 4, 6 */
-	opt_complementary = "=1:q--v:v--q" USE_PING6(":4--6:6--4");
+	opt_complementary = "=1:q--v:v--q";
 	getopt32(argc, argv, OPT_STRING, &opt_c, &opt_s, &opt_I);
 	if (option_mask32 & OPT_c) pingcount = xatoul(opt_c); // -c
 	if (option_mask32 & OPT_s) datalen = xatou16(opt_s); // -s