diff --git a/inxi b/inxi
index 299e63d..2b658e5 100755
--- a/inxi
+++ b/inxi
@@ -8093,6 +8093,7 @@ get_networking_local_ip_data()
 		gawk -v ipTool=$ip_tool -v bsdType=$BSD_TYPE '
 		BEGIN {
 			IGNORECASE=1
+			addExtV6 = ""
 			addIpV6 = ""
 			interface=""
 			ipExtV6=""