diff --git a/instrumentation-api-semconv/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/api/instrumenter/net/internal/InetSocketAddressUtil.java b/instrumentation-api-semconv/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/api/instrumenter/net/internal/InetSocketAddressUtil.java
index f2ff06583d..8b7d70b378 100644
--- a/instrumentation-api-semconv/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/api/instrumenter/net/internal/InetSocketAddressUtil.java
+++ b/instrumentation-api-semconv/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/api/instrumenter/net/internal/InetSocketAddressUtil.java
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public final class InetSocketAddressUtil {
     }
     InetAddress remoteAddress = address.getAddress();
     if (remoteAddress instanceof Inet4Address) {
-      return "ipv6";
+      return "ipv4";
     } else if (remoteAddress instanceof Inet6Address) {
       return "ipv6";
     }