diff --git a/util/capture/text.go b/util/capture/text.go
index b44bd0cad..fbb26654e 100644
--- a/util/capture/text.go
+++ b/util/capture/text.go
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ import (
 	"encoding/binary"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
+	"net"
 	"net/netip"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
@@ -91,9 +93,9 @@ func (tw *TextWriter) writeTCP(timeStr string, dir Direction, info *packetInfo,
 	}
 
 	if !tw.verbose {
-		_, err := fmt.Fprintf(tw.w, "%s %s %s:%d > %s:%d [%s] length %d%s\n",
+		_, err := fmt.Fprintf(tw.w, "%s %s %s > %s [%s] length %d%s\n",
 			timeStr, tag(dir, "TCP"),
-			info.srcIP, info.srcPort, info.dstIP, info.dstPort,
+			net.JoinHostPort(info.srcIP.String(), strconv.Itoa(int(info.srcPort))), net.JoinHostPort(info.dstIP.String(), strconv.Itoa(int(info.dstPort))),
 			flags, plen, annotation)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
@@ -125,9 +127,9 @@ func (tw *TextWriter) writeTCP(timeStr string, dir Direction, info *packetInfo,
 
 	verbose := tw.verboseIP(data, info.family)
 
-	_, err := fmt.Fprintf(tw.w, "%s %s %s:%d > %s:%d [%s]%s%s, win %d%s, length %d%s%s\n",
+	_, err := fmt.Fprintf(tw.w, "%s %s %s > %s [%s]%s%s, win %d%s, length %d%s%s\n",
 		timeStr, tag(dir, "TCP"),
-		info.srcIP, info.srcPort, info.dstIP, info.dstPort,
+		net.JoinHostPort(info.srcIP.String(), strconv.Itoa(int(info.srcPort))), net.JoinHostPort(info.dstIP.String(), strconv.Itoa(int(info.dstPort))),
 		flags, seqStr, ackStr, tcp.Window, opts, plen, annotation, verbose)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -153,9 +155,9 @@ func (tw *TextWriter) writeUDP(timeStr string, dir Direction, info *packetInfo,
 			if tw.verbose {
 				verbose = tw.verboseIP(data, info.family)
 			}
-			_, err := fmt.Fprintf(tw.w, "%s %s %s:%d > %s:%d %s%s\n",
+			_, err := fmt.Fprintf(tw.w, "%s %s %s > %s %s%s\n",
 				timeStr, tag(dir, "UDP"),
-				info.srcIP, info.srcPort, info.dstIP, info.dstPort,
+				net.JoinHostPort(info.srcIP.String(), strconv.Itoa(int(info.srcPort))), net.JoinHostPort(info.dstIP.String(), strconv.Itoa(int(info.dstPort))),
 				s, verbose)
 			return err
 		}
@@ -165,9 +167,9 @@ func (tw *TextWriter) writeUDP(timeStr string, dir Direction, info *packetInfo,
 	if tw.verbose {
 		verbose = tw.verboseIP(data, info.family)
 	}
-	_, err := fmt.Fprintf(tw.w, "%s %s %s:%d > %s:%d length %d%s\n",
+	_, err := fmt.Fprintf(tw.w, "%s %s %s > %s length %d%s\n",
 		timeStr, tag(dir, "UDP"),
-		info.srcIP, info.srcPort, info.dstIP, info.dstPort,
+		net.JoinHostPort(info.srcIP.String(), strconv.Itoa(int(info.srcPort))), net.JoinHostPort(info.dstIP.String(), strconv.Itoa(int(info.dstPort))),
 		plen, verbose)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -216,9 +218,9 @@ func (tw *TextWriter) writeICMPv6(timeStr string, dir Direction, info *packetInf
 }
 
 func (tw *TextWriter) writeFallback(timeStr string, dir Direction, proto string, info *packetInfo, data []byte) error {
-	_, err := fmt.Fprintf(tw.w, "%s %s %s:%d > %s:%d length %d\n",
+	_, err := fmt.Fprintf(tw.w, "%s %s %s > %s length %d\n",
 		timeStr, tag(dir, proto),
-		info.srcIP, info.srcPort, info.dstIP, info.dstPort,
+		net.JoinHostPort(info.srcIP.String(), strconv.Itoa(int(info.srcPort))), net.JoinHostPort(info.dstIP.String(), strconv.Itoa(int(info.dstPort))),
 		len(data)-info.hdrLen)
 	return err
 }