diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index f3aadbee..1f5d4970 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ Release 9.3-dev
 * fix for rdp to detect empty passwords
 * for vnc/cisco/... protocols that only check for a password, skip host
   after the password is found
+* fixe to support IPv6 addresses in -M
 * added "make uninstall"
 
 
diff --git a/hydra.c b/hydra.c
index 7f37f115..abc62863 100644
--- a/hydra.c
+++ b/hydra.c
@@ -3586,7 +3586,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
           }
         } else
           hydra_targets[i]->target = tmpptr;
-        if ((tmpptr2 = strchr(hydra_targets[i]->target, ':')) != NULL) {
+        if ((tmpptr2 = strchr(tmpptr, ':')) != NULL) {
           *tmpptr2++ = 0;
           tmpptr = tmpptr2;
           hydra_targets[i]->port = atoi(tmpptr2);