diff --git a/pkg/transport/resolve.go b/pkg/transport/resolve.go
index dc7c76ef0d..601dd07240 100644
--- a/pkg/transport/resolve.go
+++ b/pkg/transport/resolve.go
@@ -39,9 +39,10 @@ func resolveIPAddrWithPreference(host string, pref ResolvePreference) (*net.IPAd
 	var ip4, ip6 *net.IPAddr
 	for i := range ips {
 		ip := &ips[i]
-		if ip4 == nil && ip.IP.To4() != nil {
+		is4 := ip.IP.To4() != nil
+		if ip4 == nil && is4 {
 			ip4 = ip
-		} else if ip6 == nil && ip.IP.To4() == nil {
+		} else if ip6 == nil && !is4 {
 			ip6 = ip
 		}
 		if ip4 != nil && ip6 != nil {