diff --git a/include/libgtpnl/gtp.h b/include/libgtpnl/gtp.h
index 9b0bcf4..796932b 100644
--- a/include/libgtpnl/gtp.h
+++ b/include/libgtpnl/gtp.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 void gtp_tunnel_set_ifns(struct gtp_tunnel *t, int ifns);
 void gtp_tunnel_set_ifidx(struct gtp_tunnel *t, uint32_t ifidx);
+void gtp_tunnel_set_family(struct gtp_tunnel *t, uint16_t family);
 void gtp_tunnel_set_ms_ip4(struct gtp_tunnel *t, struct in_addr *ms_addr);
 void gtp_tunnel_set_sgsn_ip4(struct gtp_tunnel *t, struct in_addr *sgsn_addr);
 void gtp_tunnel_set_ms_ip6(struct gtp_tunnel *t, const struct in6_addr *ms_addr);
diff --git a/src/gtp.c b/src/gtp.c
index 657eb7a..0c378c4 100644
--- a/src/gtp.c
+++ b/src/gtp.c
@@ -58,6 +58,12 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(gtp_tunnel_set_ifidx);
 
+void gtp_tunnel_set_family(struct gtp_tunnel *t, uint16_t family)
+{
+	t->ms_addr.family = family;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(gtp_tunnel_set_family);
+
 void gtp_tunnel_set_ms_ip4(struct gtp_tunnel *t, struct in_addr *ms_addr)
 {
 	t->ms_addr.family = AF_INET;
diff --git a/src/libgtpnl.map b/src/libgtpnl.map
index 1237e69..41b7dd7 100644
--- a/src/libgtpnl.map
+++ b/src/libgtpnl.map
@@ -43,3 +43,7 @@
   gtp_tunnel_set_ms_ip6;
   gtp_tunnel_set_sgsn_ip6;
 } LIBGTPNL_1.0;
+
+LIBGTPNL_1.2 {
+  gtp_tunnel_set_family;
+} LIBGTPNL_1.1;
diff --git a/tools/gtp-tunnel.c b/tools/gtp-tunnel.c
index 1fcdee7..1b8a7a0 100644
--- a/tools/gtp-tunnel.c
+++ b/tools/gtp-tunnel.c
@@ -131,8 +131,8 @@
 	struct gtp_tunnel *t;
 	uint32_t gtp_ifidx;
 
-	if (argc != 5) {
-		printf("%s del <gtp device> <version> <tid>\n",
+	if (argc != 6) {
+		printf("%s del <gtp device> <version> <tid> <family>\n",
 			argv[0]);
 		return EXIT_FAILURE;
 	}
@@ -160,6 +160,16 @@
 		return EXIT_FAILURE;
 	}
 
+	if (strcmp(argv[5], "ip") == 0) {
+		gtp_tunnel_set_family(t, AF_INET);
+	} else if (strcmp(argv[5], "ip6") == 0) {
+		gtp_tunnel_set_family(t, AF_INET6);
+	} else {
+		fprintf(stderr, "wrong family %s, use ip or ip6\n", argv[5]);
+		gtp_tunnel_free(t);
+		return EXIT_FAILURE;
+	}
+
 	gtp_del_tunnel(genl_id, nl, t);
 
 	gtp_tunnel_free(t);