diff --git a/GSv6Fwd/GSv6Fwd.cpp b/GSv6Fwd/GSv6Fwd.cpp
index d88c4bf..69bb1c1 100644
--- a/GSv6Fwd/GSv6Fwd.cpp
+++ b/GSv6Fwd/GSv6Fwd.cpp
@@ -296,6 +296,7 @@ int StartTcpRelay(unsigned short Port)
     SOCKADDR_IN6 addr6;
     HANDLE thread;
     PLISTENER_TUPLE tuple;
+    DWORD val;
 
     listeningSocket = socket(AF_INET6, SOCK_STREAM, IPPROTO_TCP);
     if (listeningSocket == INVALID_SOCKET) {
@@ -303,6 +304,11 @@ int StartTcpRelay(unsigned short Port)
         return WSAGetLastError();
     }
 
+    val = PROTECTION_LEVEL_UNRESTRICTED;
+    if (setsockopt(listeningSocket, IPPROTO_IPV6, IPV6_PROTECTION_LEVEL, (char*)&val, sizeof(val)) == SOCKET_ERROR) {
+        printf("setsockopt(IPV6_PROTECTION_LEVEL) failed: %d\n", WSAGetLastError());
+    }
+
     RtlZeroMemory(&addr6, sizeof(addr6));
     addr6.sin6_family = AF_INET6;
     addr6.sin6_port = htons(Port);
@@ -513,6 +519,11 @@ int StartUdpRelay(unsigned short Port)
         return WSAGetLastError();
     }
 
+    val = PROTECTION_LEVEL_UNRESTRICTED;
+    if (setsockopt(ipv6Socket, IPPROTO_IPV6, IPV6_PROTECTION_LEVEL, (char*)&val, sizeof(val)) == SOCKET_ERROR) {
+        printf("setsockopt(IPV6_PROTECTION_LEVEL) failed: %d\n", WSAGetLastError());
+    }
+
     RtlZeroMemory(&addr6, sizeof(addr6));
     addr6.sin6_family = AF_INET6;
     addr6.sin6_port = htons(Port);