diff --git a/examples/paho-mqtt/Makefile b/examples/paho-mqtt/Makefile
index 744304d35f..befde6263d 100644
--- a/examples/paho-mqtt/Makefile
+++ b/examples/paho-mqtt/Makefile
@@ -33,8 +33,9 @@ USEMODULE += ps
 USEMODULE += netdev_default
 USEPKG += paho-mqtt
 
-# paho-mqtt depends on TCP support, choose the stack you want
+# paho-mqtt depends on TCP support, choose which stacks you want
 LWIP_IPV4 ?= 0
+LWIP_IPV6 ?= 1
 
 ifneq (0,$(LWIP_IPV4))
   USEMODULE += ipv4_addr
@@ -42,9 +43,6 @@ ifneq (0,$(LWIP_IPV4))
   USEMODULE += lwip_ipv4
   USEMODULE += lwip_dhcp_auto
   CFLAGS += -DETHARP_SUPPORT_STATIC_ENTRIES=1
-  LWIP_IPV6 ?= 0
-else
-  LWIP_IPV6 ?= 1
 endif
 
 ifneq (0,$(LWIP_IPV6))