diff --git a/test/parallel/test-dgram-udp6-link-local-address.js b/test/parallel/test-dgram-udp6-link-local-address.js
index 5c090acc6b9e11..c9a0224c84c00d 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-dgram-udp6-link-local-address.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-dgram-udp6-link-local-address.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ const { isWindows } = common;
 function linklocal() {
   for (const [ifname, entries] of Object.entries(os.networkInterfaces())) {
     for (const { address, family, scopeid } of entries) {
-      if (family === 'IPv6' && address.startsWith('fe80:')) {
+      if (family === 6 && address.startsWith('fe80:')) {
         return { address, ifname, scopeid };
       }
     }