diff --git a/app-admin/conky/conky-1.12.1.ebuild b/app-admin/conky/conky-1.12.1.ebuild
index 4534b4f273307..9b3c67b51034b 100644
--- a/app-admin/conky/conky-1.12.1.ebuild
+++ b/app-admin/conky/conky-1.12.1.ebuild
@@ -76,6 +76,10 @@ CONFIG_CHECK="~IPV6"
 
 DOCS=( README.md AUTHORS )
 
+PATCHES=(
+	"${FILESDIR}"/${PN}-1.11.6-ipv6.patch
+)
+
 DISABLE_AUTOFORMATTING="yes"
 DOC_CONTENTS="You can find sample configurations at ${ROOT}/usr/share/doc/${PF}.
 To customize, copy to \${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}/conky/conky.conf