diff --git a/src/libosmo-mgcp-client/mgcp_client.c b/src/libosmo-mgcp-client/mgcp_client.c
index df84226..72068b4 100644
--- a/src/libosmo-mgcp-client/mgcp_client.c
+++ b/src/libosmo-mgcp-client/mgcp_client.c
@@ -794,7 +794,7 @@
 
 		/* Initalize socket with the currently configured port
 		 * number */
-		rc = osmo_sock_init2_ofd(&wq->bfd, AF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, IPPROTO_UDP, mgcp->actual.local_addr,
+		rc = osmo_sock_init2_ofd(&wq->bfd, AF_UNSPEC, SOCK_DGRAM, IPPROTO_UDP, mgcp->actual.local_addr,
 					 mgcp->actual.local_port, mgcp->actual.remote_addr, mgcp->actual.remote_port,
 					 OSMO_SOCK_F_BIND | OSMO_SOCK_F_CONNECT);
 		if (rc > 0)
diff --git a/src/libosmo-mgcp-client/mgcp_client_vty.c b/src/libosmo-mgcp-client/mgcp_client_vty.c
index d4e78f1..70fea5a 100644
--- a/src/libosmo-mgcp-client/mgcp_client_vty.c
+++ b/src/libosmo-mgcp-client/mgcp_client_vty.c
@@ -36,9 +36,10 @@
 struct mgcp_client_conf *global_mgcp_client_conf = NULL;
 
 DEFUN(cfg_mgw_local_ip, cfg_mgw_local_ip_cmd,
-      "mgw local-ip A.B.C.D",
+      "mgw local-ip " VTY_IPV46_CMD,
       MGW_STR "local bind to connect to MGW from\n"
-      "local bind IP address\n")
+      "local bind IPv4 address\n"
+      "local bind IPv6 address\n")
 {
 	if (!global_mgcp_client_conf)
 		return CMD_ERR_NOTHING_TODO;
@@ -69,9 +70,10 @@
 		 "local bind port\n")
 
 DEFUN(cfg_mgw_remote_ip, cfg_mgw_remote_ip_cmd,
-      "mgw remote-ip A.B.C.D",
+      "mgw remote-ip " VTY_IPV46_CMD,
       MGW_STR "remote IP address to reach the MGW at\n"
-      "remote IP address\n")
+      "remote IPv4 address\n"
+      "remote IPv6 address\n")
 {
 	if (!global_mgcp_client_conf)
 		return CMD_ERR_NOTHING_TODO;