diff --git a/changelog/2687.fixed.md b/changelog/2687.fixed.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c0dcb7d899
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/2687.fixed.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+fixed IPV6_PKTINFO/IP_PKTINFO sockopt type from bool to in6_pktinfo/in_pktinfo
diff --git a/src/sys/socket/sockopt.rs b/src/sys/socket/sockopt.rs
index 49b305920f..19f0c77b7c 100644
--- a/src/sys/socket/sockopt.rs
+++ b/src/sys/socket/sockopt.rs
@@ -1052,12 +1052,12 @@ sockopt_impl!(
 sockopt_impl!(
     #[cfg_attr(docsrs, doc(cfg(feature = "net")))]
     /// Pass an `IP_PKTINFO` ancillary message that contains a pktinfo
-    /// structure that supplies some information about the incoming packet.
+    /// structure that supplies some information about the outgoing packet.
     Ipv4PacketInfo,
     Both,
     libc::IPPROTO_IP,
     libc::IP_PKTINFO,
-    bool
+    libc::in_pktinfo
 );
 #[cfg(any(linux_android, bsd))]
 #[cfg(feature = "net")]
@@ -1077,12 +1077,12 @@ sockopt_impl!(
 sockopt_impl!(
     #[cfg_attr(docsrs, doc(cfg(feature = "net")))]
     /// Pass an `IPV6_PKTINFO` ancillary message that contains a in6_pktinfo
-    /// structure that supplies some information about the incoming packet.
+    /// structure that supplies some information about the outgoing packet.
     Ipv6PacketInfo,
     Both,
     libc::IPPROTO_IPV6,
     libc::IPV6_PKTINFO,
-    bool
+    libc::in6_pktinfo
 );
 #[cfg(bsd)]
 #[cfg(feature = "net")]
diff --git a/test/sys/test_socket.rs b/test/sys/test_socket.rs
index 514e28d62b..052df3d9b7 100644
--- a/test/sys/test_socket.rs
+++ b/test/sys/test_socket.rs
@@ -1859,7 +1859,21 @@ pub fn test_recv_ipv4pktinfo() {
     bind(receive.as_raw_fd(), &lo).expect("bind failed");
     let sa: SockaddrIn =
         getsockname(receive.as_raw_fd()).expect("getsockname failed");
-    setsockopt(&receive, Ipv4PacketInfo, &true).expect("setsockopt failed");
+    cfg_if! {
+        if #[cfg(target_os = "netbsd")] {
+            let pi = libc::in_pktinfo {
+                ipi_ifindex: 0,
+                ipi_addr: libc::in_addr { s_addr: 0 },
+            };
+        } else {
+            let pi = libc::in_pktinfo {
+                ipi_ifindex: 0,
+                ipi_addr: libc::in_addr { s_addr: 0 },
+                ipi_spec_dst: libc::in_addr { s_addr: 0 },
+            };
+        }
+    }
+    setsockopt(&receive, Ipv4PacketInfo, &pi).expect("setsockopt failed");
 
     {
         let slice = [1u8, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8];