diff --git a/bindings/ruby/examples/ifconfig.rb b/bindings/ruby/examples/ifconfig.rb
index d8195052..1b2cd528 100644
--- a/bindings/ruby/examples/ifconfig.rb
+++ b/bindings/ruby/examples/ifconfig.rb
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ iflist.each do |ifname|
 
   if ifconfig.prefix6_length != 0
     puts "\t" + "inet6 addr: " + ifconfig.address6 + "/" +
-      ifconfig.prefix6_length.to_s + " Scope:" + ifconfig.scope6.to_s
+      ifconfig.prefix6_length.to_s + " Scope:" + Sigar.net_scope_to_s(ifconfig.scope6)
   end
 
   puts "\t" +