diff --git a/bindings/ruby/examples/ifconfig.rb b/bindings/ruby/examples/ifconfig.rb
index b8b87eaa..2e3181e4 100644
--- a/bindings/ruby/examples/ifconfig.rb
+++ b/bindings/ruby/examples/ifconfig.rb
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ iflist.each do |ifname|
   puts "\t" + "inet addr:" + ifconfig.address +
     ptp + bcast + " Mask:" + ifconfig.netmask
 
+  if ifconfig.prefix6_length != 0
+    puts "\t" + "inet6 addr: " + ifconfig.address6 + "/" +
+      ifconfig.prefix6_length.to_s + " Scope:" + ifconfig.scope6.to_s
+  end
+
   puts "\t" +
     Sigar.net_interface_flags_to_s(flags) +
     " MTU:" + ifconfig.mtu.to_s +