diff --git a/plugins/ping/multi_tcp_ping b/plugins/ping/multi_tcp_ping
index cd07de4e..ee88033d 100755
--- a/plugins/ping/multi_tcp_ping
+++ b/plugins/ping/multi_tcp_ping
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ sub ping_host {
 
     $p=Net::Ping->new("tcp", $defaults{timeout});
     $p->hires();
+    $p->service_check(1);
     $p->{port_num} = $host->[1] || $defaults{port};
 
     ($ret, $time, $ip) = $p->ping($host->[0]);