diff --git a/ipacm/src/IPACM_Lan.cpp b/ipacm/src/IPACM_Lan.cpp
index b1cdb2f..984e589 100644
--- a/ipacm/src/IPACM_Lan.cpp
+++ b/ipacm/src/IPACM_Lan.cpp
@@ -1777,8 +1777,9 @@
 	IPACM_Config* ipacm_config = IPACM_Iface::ipacmcfg;
 	struct ipa_ioc_write_qmapid mux;
 
-	/* not  needed for newer versions since it will be overridden by NAT metadata replacement for IPAv4 and up */
-	if((IPACM_Iface::ipacmcfg->GetIPAVer() < IPA_HW_v4_0) && (rx_prop != NULL))
+	/* for newer versions metadata is overridden by NAT metadata replacement for IPAv4 and up */
+	/* this is still needed for IPv6 traffic in case qmapid need to be used */
+	if(rx_prop != NULL)
 	{
 		/* give mux ID of the default PDN to IPA-driver for WLAN/LAN pkts */
 		fd = open(IPA_DEVICE_NAME, O_RDWR);