diff --git a/pkg/cri/sbserver/sandbox_run.go b/pkg/cri/sbserver/sandbox_run.go
index 0997aa5fd..f44a25f10 100644
--- a/pkg/cri/sbserver/sandbox_run.go
+++ b/pkg/cri/sbserver/sandbox_run.go
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ func selectPodIPs(ctx context.Context, configs []*cni.IPConfig, preference strin
 		}
 	case "ipv6":
 		for i, ip := range configs {
-			if ip.IP.To16() != nil {
+			if ip.IP.To4() == nil {
 				return ipString(ip), append(extra, toStrings(configs[i+1:])...)
 			}
 			extra = append(extra, ipString(ip))
diff --git a/pkg/cri/sbserver/sandbox_run_test.go b/pkg/cri/sbserver/sandbox_run_test.go
index a51810925..238ef031f 100644
--- a/pkg/cri/sbserver/sandbox_run_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cri/sbserver/sandbox_run_test.go
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ func TestSelectPodIP(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			desc:                  "ipv6 should be picked even if ipv4 comes first",
-			ips:                   []string{"2001:db8:85a3::8a2e:370:7334", "192.168.17.43"},
+			ips:                   []string{"192.168.17.43", "2001:db8:85a3::8a2e:370:7334"},
 			expectedIP:            "2001:db8:85a3::8a2e:370:7334",
 			expectedAdditionalIPs: []string{"192.168.17.43"},
 			pref:                  "ipv6",
diff --git a/pkg/cri/server/sandbox_run.go b/pkg/cri/server/sandbox_run.go
index 6268de828..a9540a1a5 100644
--- a/pkg/cri/server/sandbox_run.go
+++ b/pkg/cri/server/sandbox_run.go
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@ func selectPodIPs(ctx context.Context, configs []*cni.IPConfig, preference strin
 		}
 	case "ipv6":
 		for i, ip := range configs {
-			if ip.IP.To16() != nil {
+			if ip.IP.To4() == nil {
 				return ipString(ip), append(extra, toStrings(configs[i+1:])...)
 			}
 			extra = append(extra, ipString(ip))
diff --git a/pkg/cri/server/sandbox_run_test.go b/pkg/cri/server/sandbox_run_test.go
index d8f494625..b1bc1ec13 100644
--- a/pkg/cri/server/sandbox_run_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cri/server/sandbox_run_test.go
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ func TestSelectPodIP(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			desc:                  "ipv6 should be picked even if ipv4 comes first",
-			ips:                   []string{"2001:db8:85a3::8a2e:370:7334", "192.168.17.43"},
+			ips:                   []string{"192.168.17.43", "2001:db8:85a3::8a2e:370:7334"},
 			expectedIP:            "2001:db8:85a3::8a2e:370:7334",
 			expectedAdditionalIPs: []string{"192.168.17.43"},
 			pref:                  "ipv6",