diff --git a/src/etc/inc/system.inc b/src/etc/inc/system.inc
index 9db64e5d5..5030b9287 100644
--- a/src/etc/inc/system.inc
+++ b/src/etc/inc/system.inc
@@ -180,6 +180,11 @@ function system_resolvconf_generate($verbose = false)
     $search = [];
     $routes = [];
 
+    mwexecf(
+        '/etc/rc.d/ip6addrctl %s',
+        isset($syscfg['prefer_ipv4']) ? 'prefer_ipv4' : 'prefer_ipv6'
+    );
+
     if (!empty($syscfg['domain'])) {
         $resolvconf = "domain {$syscfg['domain']}\n";
         $search[] = $syscfg['domain'];
diff --git a/src/etc/inc/util.inc b/src/etc/inc/util.inc
index 0f6d583d9..4440445c9 100644
--- a/src/etc/inc/util.inc
+++ b/src/etc/inc/util.inc
@@ -1290,16 +1290,6 @@ function get_staticroutes($returnsubnetsonly = false)
     return $allstaticroutes;
 }
 
-function prefer_ipv4_or_ipv6()
-{
-    global $config;
-
-    mwexecf(
-        '/etc/rc.d/ip6addrctl %s',
-        isset($config['system']['prefer_ipv4']) ? 'prefer_ipv4' : 'prefer_ipv6'
-    );
-}
-
 function is_fqdn($fqdn)
 {
     $hostname = false;
diff --git a/src/etc/rc.bootup b/src/etc/rc.bootup
index bddabc2e7..ab1749564 100755
--- a/src/etc/rc.bootup
+++ b/src/etc/rc.bootup
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@ plugins_configure('dhcp', true);
 plugins_configure('dhcrelay', true);
 plugins_configure('dns', true);
 
-prefer_ipv4_or_ipv6();
 plugins_configure('monitor', true);
 filter_configure_sync(true);
 plugins_configure('vpn', true);
diff --git a/src/www/system_general.php b/src/www/system_general.php
index 8a666f151..44b1645b3 100644
--- a/src/www/system_general.php
+++ b/src/www/system_general.php
@@ -228,7 +228,6 @@ if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] === 'GET') {
         system_timezone_configure();
         system_trust_configure();
 
-        prefer_ipv4_or_ipv6();
         system_hostname_configure();
         system_hosts_generate();
         system_resolvconf_generate();