diff --git a/libtransmission/net.cc b/libtransmission/net.cc
index 4c2f559fa..00e9441f3 100644
--- a/libtransmission/net.cc
+++ b/libtransmission/net.cc
@@ -326,13 +326,17 @@ tr_socket_t tr_netBindTCPImpl(tr_address const& addr, tr_port port, bool suppres
     (void)setsockopt(fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_KEEPALIVE, reinterpret_cast<char const*>(&optval), sizeof(optval));
     (void)evutil_make_listen_socket_reuseable(fd);
 
-    if (addr.is_ipv6() && evutil_make_listen_socket_ipv6only(fd) != 0 &&
+#ifdef IPV6_V6ONLY
+    // TODO(tearfur): Consider using `evutil_make_listen_socket_ipv6only` once minimum libevent version is bumped to 2.1.9 or above
+    if (addr.is_ipv6() &&
+        setsockopt(fd, IPPROTO_IPV6, IPV6_V6ONLY, reinterpret_cast<char const*>(&optval), sizeof(optval)) == -1 &&
         sockerrno != ENOPROTOOPT) // if the kernel doesn't support it, ignore it
     {
         *err_out = sockerrno;
         tr_net_close_socket(fd);
         return TR_BAD_SOCKET;
     }
+#endif
 
     auto const [sock, addrlen] = tr_socket_address::to_sockaddr(addr, port);