diff --git a/src/decode.h b/src/decode.h
index cae316923b..b6b7d38b66 100644
--- a/src/decode.h
+++ b/src/decode.h
@@ -995,6 +995,7 @@ void DecodeUnregisterCounters(void);
  * Libpcap on at least OpenBSD returns 101 as datalink type for RAW pcaps though. */
 #define LINKTYPE_RAW2        101
 #define LINKTYPE_IPV4        228
+#define LINKTYPE_IPV6        229
 #define LINKTYPE_GRE_OVER_IP 778
 #define LINKTYPE_CISCO_HDLC  DLT_C_HDLC
 #define PPP_OVER_GRE         11
diff --git a/src/source-pcap-file-helper.c b/src/source-pcap-file-helper.c
index 936b65fb3d..4984a44bff 100644
--- a/src/source-pcap-file-helper.c
+++ b/src/source-pcap-file-helper.c
@@ -251,6 +251,7 @@ TmEcode ValidateLinkType(int datalink, DecoderFunc *DecoderFn)
             *DecoderFn = DecodePPP;
             break;
         case LINKTYPE_IPV4:
+        case LINKTYPE_IPV6:
         case LINKTYPE_RAW:
         case LINKTYPE_RAW2:
         case LINKTYPE_GRE_OVER_IP: