diff --git a/builder/vsphere/driver/vm.go b/builder/vsphere/driver/vm.go
index dc23f9e94..b62ca984c 100644
--- a/builder/vsphere/driver/vm.go
+++ b/builder/vsphere/driver/vm.go
@@ -493,37 +493,27 @@ func (vm *VirtualMachine) PowerOn() error {
 }
 
 func (vm *VirtualMachine) WaitForIP(ctx context.Context, ipNet *net.IPNet) (string, error) {
-	var ip string
-
-	p := property.DefaultCollector(vm.vm.Client())
-	err := property.Wait(ctx, p, vm.vm.Reference(), []string{"guest.ipAddress"}, func(pc []types.PropertyChange) bool {
-		for _, c := range pc {
-			if c.Name != "guest.ipAddress" {
-				continue
-			}
-			if c.Op != types.PropertyChangeOpAssign {
-				continue
-			}
-			if c.Val == nil {
-				continue
-			}
-
-			ip = c.Val.(string)
-			if ipNet != nil && !ipNet.Contains(net.ParseIP(ip)) {
-				// ip address is not in range
-				return false
-			}
-			return true
-		}
-
-		return false
-	})
-
+	netIP, err := vm.vm.WaitForNetIP(ctx, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
 
-	return ip, nil
+	for _, ips := range netIP {
+		for _, ip := range ips {
+			parseIP := net.ParseIP(ip)
+			if ipNet != nil && !ipNet.Contains(parseIP) {
+				// ip address is not in range
+				continue
+			}
+			// default to an ipv4 addresses if no ipNet is defined
+			if ipNet == nil && parseIP.To4() == nil {
+				continue
+			}
+			return ip, nil
+		}
+	}
+
+	return "", fmt.Errorf("unable to find an IP")
 }
 
 func (vm *VirtualMachine) PowerOff() error {