diff --git a/modules/juce_core/network/juce_IPAddress.cpp b/modules/juce_core/network/juce_IPAddress.cpp
index a300a3a7f4..7940d45719 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/network/juce_IPAddress.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_core/network/juce_IPAddress.cpp
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ String IPAddress::toString() const
     return getFormattedAddress (addressString);
 }
 
-IPAddress IPAddress::any (bool IPv6) noexcept           { return IPAddress (IPv6); }
+IPAddress IPAddress::any() noexcept                     { return IPAddress(); }
 IPAddress IPAddress::broadcast() noexcept               { return IPAddress (255, 255, 255, 255); }
 IPAddress IPAddress::local (bool IPv6) noexcept         { return IPv6 ? IPAddress (0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1)
                                                                       : IPAddress (127, 0, 0, 1); }
diff --git a/modules/juce_core/network/juce_IPAddress.h b/modules/juce_core/network/juce_IPAddress.h
index dd563829e6..f0b0f448f9 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/network/juce_IPAddress.h
+++ b/modules/juce_core/network/juce_IPAddress.h
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ public:
     String toString() const;
 
     /** Returns an IPv4 or IPv6 address meaning "any", equivalent to 0.0.0.0 (IPv4) or ::, (IPv6)  */
-    static IPAddress any (bool IPv6 = false) noexcept;
+    static IPAddress any() noexcept;
 
     /** Returns an IPv4 address meaning "broadcast" (255.255.255.255) */
     static IPAddress broadcast() noexcept;