diff --git a/ping.c b/ping.c
index 23613c8..ec4e040 100644
--- a/ping.c
+++ b/ping.c
@@ -360,6 +360,9 @@
 		dst.sin_port = htons(1025);
 		if (nroute)
 			dst.sin_addr.s_addr = route[0];
+
+		sock_setmark(probe_fd);
+
 		if (connect(probe_fd, (struct sockaddr*)&dst, sizeof(dst)) == -1) {
 			if (errno == EACCES) {
 				if (broadcast_pings == 0) {
diff --git a/ping6.c b/ping6.c
index 2f8dddc..baa0768 100644
--- a/ping6.c
+++ b/ping6.c
@@ -988,6 +988,9 @@
 			disable_capability_raw();
 		}
 		firsthop.sin6_port = htons(1025);
+
+		sock_setmark(probe_fd);
+
 		if (connect(probe_fd, (struct sockaddr*)&firsthop, sizeof(firsthop)) == -1) {
 			perror("connect");
 			exit(2);
diff --git a/ping_common.c b/ping_common.c
index 9c0e8f5..d58d3c4 100644
--- a/ping_common.c
+++ b/ping_common.c
@@ -605,6 +605,25 @@
 	}
 }
 
+void sock_setmark(int icmp_sock) {
+#ifdef SO_MARK
+	if (options & F_MARK) {
+		int ret;
+
+		enable_capability_admin();
+		ret = setsockopt(icmp_sock, SOL_SOCKET, SO_MARK, &mark, sizeof(mark));
+		disable_capability_admin();
+
+		if (ret == -1) {
+			/* we probably dont wanna exit since old kernels
+			 * dont support mark ..
+			*/
+			fprintf(stderr, "Warning: Failed to set mark %d\n", mark);
+		}
+	}
+#endif
+}
+
 /* Protocol independent setup and parameter checks. */
 
 void setup(int icmp_sock)
@@ -639,22 +658,8 @@
 			fprintf(stderr, "Warning: no SO_TIMESTAMP support, falling back to SIOCGSTAMP\n");
 	}
 #endif
-#ifdef SO_MARK
-	if (options & F_MARK) {
-		int ret;
 
-		enable_capability_admin();
-		ret = setsockopt(icmp_sock, SOL_SOCKET, SO_MARK, &mark, sizeof(mark));
-		disable_capability_admin();
-
-		if (ret == -1) {
-			/* we probably dont wanna exit since old kernels
-			 * dont support mark ..
-			*/
-			fprintf(stderr, "Warning: Failed to set mark %d\n", mark);
-		}
-	}
-#endif
+	sock_setmark(icmp_sock);
 
 	/* Set some SNDTIMEO to prevent blocking forever
 	 * on sends, when device is too slow or stalls. Just put limit
diff --git a/ping_common.h b/ping_common.h
index bc59700..7158555 100644
--- a/ping_common.h
+++ b/ping_common.h
@@ -284,6 +284,7 @@
 
 extern int pinger(void);
 extern void sock_setbufs(int icmp_sock, int alloc);
+extern void sock_setmark(int icmp_sock);
 extern void setup(int icmp_sock);
 extern void main_loop(int icmp_sock, __u8 *buf, int buflen) __attribute__((noreturn));
 extern void finish(void) __attribute__((noreturn));