diff --git a/src/core/hle/service/sockets/bsd.cpp b/src/core/hle/service/sockets/bsd.cpp
index 1e6faceee4..4d207369ca 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/service/sockets/bsd.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/service/sockets/bsd.cpp
@@ -522,8 +522,12 @@ std::pair<s32, Network::Errno> BSD::SocketImpl(Network::Domain domain, Network::
     // TODO: rework this so proxy sockets can be done transparently? -- like what if i need
     // to browse the internet while playing LDN or something stupid like that?
     auto room_member = Network::GetRoomMember().lock();
-    if (protocol == Network::Protocol::ICMP || protocol == Network::Protocol::ICMPV6) {
+    if (0) {
+    // ...only unix has this issue it seems, ICMP works otherwise fine on win
+#ifdef __unix__
+    } else if (protocol == Network::Protocol::ICMP || protocol == Network::Protocol::ICMPV6) {
         descriptor.socket = std::make_shared<Network::IcmpSocket>();
+#endif
     } else if (room_member && room_member->IsConnected()) {
         descriptor.socket = std::make_shared<Network::ProxySocket>();
     } else {
diff --git a/src/core/internal_network/socket_icmp.cpp b/src/core/internal_network/socket_icmp.cpp
index 301c4d1d96..ad250568f9 100644
--- a/src/core/internal_network/socket_icmp.cpp
+++ b/src/core/internal_network/socket_icmp.cpp
@@ -93,13 +93,17 @@ std::pair<s32, Errno> IcmpSocket::RecvFrom(int flags, std::span<u8> message, Net
     LOG_DEBUG(Network, "(stubbed) called");
     ASSERT(flags == 0);
     ASSERT(message.size() < std::size_t((std::numeric_limits<int>::max)()));
-#ifdef __unix__
+#if !defined(__OPENORBIS__) && (defined(__FreeBSD__) || defined(__linux__))
     if (addr) {
         if (seq_ident.empty())
             return {0, Errno::SUCCESS};
         // PLEASE DON'T KILL ME, I SWEAR THIS IS LEGITIMATELY THE BEST WAY TO DO IT
         // IF YOU OPEN socket() GOOGLE WILL STRAIGHT UP IP BAN YOU AFTER 2 HOURS
+#ifdef __FreeBSD__
         auto const cmd = fmt::format("ping -t 3 -o {}.{}.{}.{}", addr->ip[0], addr->ip[1], addr->ip[2], addr->ip[3]);
+#elif defined(__linux__)
+        auto const cmd = fmt::format("ping -c 1 -W 3 {}.{}.{}.{}", addr->ip[0], addr->ip[1], addr->ip[2], addr->ip[3]);
+#endif
         if (::system(cmd.c_str()) == 0) {
             std::vector<u8> data{
                 8,