diff --git a/include/ipv6.h b/include/ipv6.h
index dfb2337..e4bcc83 100644
--- a/include/ipv6.h
+++ b/include/ipv6.h
@@ -262,10 +262,12 @@ public:
      */
     PDUType pdu_type() const { return pdu_flag; }
     
+    #ifndef BSD
     /**
      * \sa PDU::send()
      */
     void send(PacketSender &sender);
+    #endif
     
     /**
      * Adds an extension header.
diff --git a/src/ipv6.cpp b/src/ipv6.cpp
index 782cdb4..484cba8 100644
--- a/src/ipv6.cpp
+++ b/src/ipv6.cpp
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ void IPv6::write_serialization(uint8_t *buffer, uint32_t total_sz, const PDU *pa
     }
 }
 
+#ifndef BSD
 void IPv6::send(PacketSender &sender) {
     struct sockaddr_in6 link_addr;
     PacketSender::SocketType type = PacketSender::IPV6_SOCKET;
@@ -179,6 +180,7 @@ void IPv6::send(PacketSender &sender) {
 
     sender.send_l3(*this, (struct sockaddr*)&link_addr, sizeof(link_addr), type);
 }
+#endif
 
 void IPv6::add_ext_header(const ipv6_ext_header &header) {
     ext_headers.push_back(header);
diff --git a/src/packet_sender.cpp b/src/packet_sender.cpp
index 7ce6196..a01e347 100644
--- a/src/packet_sender.cpp
+++ b/src/packet_sender.cpp
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ PacketSender::PacketSender(uint32_t recv_timeout, uint32_t usec)
   _timeout_usec(usec)
 {
     _types[IP_SOCKET] = IPPROTO_RAW;
+    _types[IPV6_SOCKET] = IPPROTO_RAW;
     _types[ICMP_SOCKET] = IPPROTO_ICMP;
 }
 
@@ -162,7 +163,7 @@ void PacketSender::open_l3_socket(SocketType type) {
         throw InvalidSocketTypeError();
     if(_sockets[type] == INVALID_RAW_SOCKET) {
         int sockfd;
-        sockfd = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_RAW, socktype);
+        sockfd = socket((type == IPV6_SOCKET) ? AF_INET6 : AF_INET, SOCK_RAW, socktype);
         if (sockfd < 0)
             throw SocketOpenError(make_error_string());