diff --git a/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/HostPort.java b/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/HostPort.java
index 546d9bc6d009..89f85450c833 100644
--- a/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/HostPort.java
+++ b/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/HostPort.java
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ else if (authority.charAt(0) == '[')
                 {
                     if (c != authority.indexOf(':'))
                     {
-                        _host = "[" + authority + "]";
+                        _host = STRIP_IPV6 ? authority : "[" + authority + "]";
                         _port = 0;
                     }
                     else