diff --git a/templates/etc/hosts.j2 b/templates/etc/hosts.j2
index 0cbe905..ece3526 100644
--- a/templates/etc/hosts.j2
+++ b/templates/etc/hosts.j2
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 {{ ansible_managed | comment }}
 127.0.0.1 localhost localhost.localdomain localhost4 localhost4.localdomain4
 {% if network_ipv6_enabled %}
-::1 localhost localhost.localdomain localhost6 localhost6.localdomain6
+::1 localhost6 localhost6.localdomain6
 {% endif %}
 {% if network_hostname is defined and network_fqdn is defined and network_defaultif is defined %}
 {{ network_interfaces[network_defaultif].ipaddr | default(hostvars[inventory_hostname]["ansible_" + network_defaultif].ipv4.address) }} {{ network_fqdn }} {{ network_hostname }}