diff --git a/sys/netinet6/icmp6.c b/sys/netinet6/icmp6.c
index 6f13c692d0cc..04810c362739 100644
--- a/sys/netinet6/icmp6.c
+++ b/sys/netinet6/icmp6.c
@@ -2170,6 +2170,10 @@ icmp6_reflect(struct mbuf *m, size_t off)
 		}
 	}
 
+	if ((srcp != NULL) && 
+	    (in6_addrscope(srcp) != in6_addrscope(&ip6->ip6_src)))
+		srcp = NULL;
+
 	if (srcp == NULL) {
 		int e;
 		struct sockaddr_in6 sin6;