diff --git a/toxcore/network.c b/toxcore/network.c
index 55cfa338..f74363e6 100644
--- a/toxcore/network.c
+++ b/toxcore/network.c
@@ -822,7 +822,7 @@ int ip_equal(const IP *a, const IP *b)
 
     /* same family */
     if (a->family == b->family) {
-        if (a->family == AF_INET) {
+        if (a->family == AF_INET || a->family == TCP_INET) {
             struct in_addr addr_a;
             struct in_addr addr_b;
             fill_addr4(a->ip4, &addr_a);
@@ -830,7 +830,7 @@ int ip_equal(const IP *a, const IP *b)
             return addr_a.s_addr == addr_b.s_addr;
         }
 
-        if (a->family == AF_INET6) {
+        if (a->family == AF_INET6 || a->family == TCP_INET6) {
             return a->ip6.uint64[0] == b->ip6.uint64[0] &&
                    a->ip6.uint64[1] == b->ip6.uint64[1];
         }