diff --git a/docker-ipv6-support.md b/docker-ipv6-support.md
index a7c475d7..72b636d0 100644
--- a/docker-ipv6-support.md
+++ b/docker-ipv6-support.md
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Before you can use IPv6 in Docker containers or swarm services, you need to enab
 2.  Reload the Docker configuration file.
 
     ```console
-    sudo systemctl reload docker
+    sudo systemctl restart docker
     ```
 
 You can now create networks with the `--ipv6` flag and assign containers IPv6 addresses using the `--ip6` flag.