diff --git a/src/basic/in-addr-util.c b/src/basic/in-addr-util.c
index 3d392afc08..c262dfe156 100644
--- a/src/basic/in-addr-util.c
+++ b/src/basic/in-addr-util.c
@@ -846,3 +846,9 @@ int in6_addr_compare_func(const struct in6_addr *a, const struct in6_addr *b) {
 }
 
 DEFINE_HASH_OPS(in6_addr_hash_ops, struct in6_addr, in6_addr_hash_func, in6_addr_compare_func);
+DEFINE_HASH_OPS_WITH_KEY_DESTRUCTOR(
+        in6_addr_hash_ops_free,
+        struct in6_addr,
+        in6_addr_hash_func,
+        in6_addr_compare_func,
+        free);
diff --git a/src/basic/in-addr-util.h b/src/basic/in-addr-util.h
index c74b0d512b..1d610c10c8 100644
--- a/src/basic/in-addr-util.h
+++ b/src/basic/in-addr-util.h
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ int in6_addr_compare_func(const struct in6_addr *a, const struct in6_addr *b);
 
 extern const struct hash_ops in_addr_data_hash_ops;
 extern const struct hash_ops in6_addr_hash_ops;
+extern const struct hash_ops in6_addr_hash_ops_free;
 
 #define IPV4_ADDRESS_FMT_STR     "%u.%u.%u.%u"
 #define IPV4_ADDRESS_FMT_VAL(address)              \