diff --git a/samples/pktgen/pktgen_sample04_many_flows.sh b/samples/pktgen/pktgen_sample04_many_flows.sh
index 2cd6b701400d..9db1ecf8de8b 100755
--- a/samples/pktgen/pktgen_sample04_many_flows.sh
+++ b/samples/pktgen/pktgen_sample04_many_flows.sh
@@ -13,13 +13,15 @@ root_check_run_with_sudo "$@"
 # Parameter parsing via include
 source ${basedir}/parameters.sh
 # Set some default params, if they didn't get set
-[ -z "$DEST_IP" ]   && DEST_IP="198.18.0.42"
+if [ -z "$DEST_IP" ]; then
+    [ -z "$IP6" ] && DEST_IP="198.18.0.42" || DEST_IP="FD00::1"
+fi
 [ -z "$DST_MAC" ]   && DST_MAC="90:e2:ba:ff:ff:ff"
 [ -z "$CLONE_SKB" ] && CLONE_SKB="0"
 [ -z "$COUNT" ]     && COUNT="0" # Zero means indefinitely
 if [ -n "$DEST_IP" ]; then
-    validate_addr $DEST_IP
-    read -r DST_MIN DST_MAX <<< $(parse_addr $DEST_IP)
+    validate_addr${IP6} $DEST_IP
+    read -r DST_MIN DST_MAX <<< $(parse_addr${IP6} $DEST_IP)
 fi
 if [ -n "$DST_PORT" ]; then
     read -r UDP_DST_MIN UDP_DST_MAX <<< $(parse_ports $DST_PORT)
@@ -65,8 +67,8 @@ for ((thread = $F_THREAD; thread <= $L_THREAD; thread++)); do
 
     # Single destination
     pg_set $dev "dst_mac $DST_MAC"
-    pg_set $dev "dst_min $DST_MIN"
-    pg_set $dev "dst_max $DST_MAX"
+    pg_set $dev "dst${IP6}_min $DST_MIN"
+    pg_set $dev "dst${IP6}_max $DST_MAX"
 
     if [ -n "$DST_PORT" ]; then
 	# Single destination port or random port range
diff --git a/samples/pktgen/pktgen_sample05_flow_per_thread.sh b/samples/pktgen/pktgen_sample05_flow_per_thread.sh
index 4cb6252ade39..9fc6c6da028a 100755
--- a/samples/pktgen/pktgen_sample05_flow_per_thread.sh
+++ b/samples/pktgen/pktgen_sample05_flow_per_thread.sh
@@ -17,14 +17,16 @@ root_check_run_with_sudo "$@"
 # Parameter parsing via include
 source ${basedir}/parameters.sh
 # Set some default params, if they didn't get set
-[ -z "$DEST_IP" ]   && DEST_IP="198.18.0.42"
+if [ -z "$DEST_IP" ]; then
+    [ -z "$IP6" ] && DEST_IP="198.18.0.42" || DEST_IP="FD00::1"
+fi
 [ -z "$DST_MAC" ]   && DST_MAC="90:e2:ba:ff:ff:ff"
 [ -z "$CLONE_SKB" ] && CLONE_SKB="0"
 [ -z "$BURST" ]     && BURST=32
 [ -z "$COUNT" ]     && COUNT="0" # Zero means indefinitely
 if [ -n "$DEST_IP" ]; then
-    validate_addr $DEST_IP
-    read -r DST_MIN DST_MAX <<< $(parse_addr $DEST_IP)
+    validate_addr${IP6} $DEST_IP
+    read -r DST_MIN DST_MAX <<< $(parse_addr${IP6} $DEST_IP)
 fi
 if [ -n "$DST_PORT" ]; then
     read -r UDP_DST_MIN UDP_DST_MAX <<< $(parse_ports $DST_PORT)
@@ -55,8 +57,8 @@ for ((thread = $F_THREAD; thread <= $L_THREAD; thread++)); do
 
     # Single destination
     pg_set $dev "dst_mac $DST_MAC"
-    pg_set $dev "dst_min $DST_MIN"
-    pg_set $dev "dst_max $DST_MAX"
+    pg_set $dev "dst${IP6}_min $DST_MIN"
+    pg_set $dev "dst${IP6}_max $DST_MAX"
 
     if [ -n "$DST_PORT" ]; then
 	# Single destination port or random port range