diff --git a/src/dhcp-manager/nm-dhcp-manager.c b/src/dhcp-manager/nm-dhcp-manager.c
index 7d9cca5707..9dc90ac76b 100644
--- a/src/dhcp-manager/nm-dhcp-manager.c
+++ b/src/dhcp-manager/nm-dhcp-manager.c
@@ -398,9 +398,9 @@ client_start (NMDHCPManager *self,
 	add_client (self, client);
 
 	if (ipv6)
-		success = nm_dhcp_client_start_ip4 (client, s_ip4, dhcp_anycast_addr);
-	else
 		success = nm_dhcp_client_start_ip6 (client, s_ip6, dhcp_anycast_addr);
+	else
+		success = nm_dhcp_client_start_ip4 (client, s_ip4, dhcp_anycast_addr);
 
 	if (!success) {
 		remove_client (self, client);