diff --git a/defs/options.go b/defs/options.go
index d3a3b01..255a5b1 100644
--- a/defs/options.go
+++ b/defs/options.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ const (
 	OptionIPv6Alt         = "6"
 	OptionNoDownload      = "no-download"
 	OptionNoUpload        = "no-upload"
+	OptionNoICMP          = "no-icmp"
 	OptionConcurrent      = "concurrent"
 	OptionBytes           = "bytes"
 	OptionMebiBytes       = "mebibytes"
diff --git a/defs/server.go b/defs/server.go
index c65f541..33417eb 100644
--- a/defs/server.go
+++ b/defs/server.go
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ type Server struct {
 	SponsorName string `json:"sponsorName"`
 	SponsorURL  string `json:"sponsorURL"`
 
-	icmpFailed bool         `json:"-"`
-	TLog       TelemetryLog `json:"-"`
+	NoICMP bool         `json:"-"`
+	TLog   TelemetryLog `json:"-"`
 }
 
 // IsUp checks the speed test backend is up by accessing the ping URL
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ func (s *Server) ICMPPingAndJitter(count int, srcIp, network string) (float64, f
 		s.TLog.Logf("ICMP ping took %s", time.Now().Sub(t).String())
 	}()
 
-	if s.icmpFailed {
-		log.Debug("ICMP ping failed already, using HTTP ping")
+	if s.NoICMP {
+		log.Debugf("Skipping ICMP for server %s, will use HTTP ping", s.Name)
 		return s.PingAndJitter(count + 2)
 	}
 
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ func (s *Server) ICMPPingAndJitter(count int, srcIp, network string) (float64, f
 	}
 
 	if len(stats.Rtts) == 0 {
-		s.icmpFailed = true
+		s.NoICMP = true
 		log.Debugf("No ICMP pings returned for server %s (%s), trying TCP ping", s.Name, u.Hostname())
 		return s.PingAndJitter(count + 2)
 	}
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 1acc53f..4c2193c 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -56,6 +56,11 @@ func main() {
 				Name:  defs.OptionNoUpload,
 				Usage: "Do not perform upload test",
 			},
+			&cli.BoolFlag{
+				Name: defs.OptionNoICMP,
+				Usage: "Do not use ICMP ping. ICMP doesn't work well under Linux\n" +
+					"at this moment, so you might want to disable it",
+			},
 			&cli.IntFlag{
 				Name:  defs.OptionConcurrent,
 				Usage: "Concurrent HTTP requests being made",
diff --git a/speedtest/helper.go b/speedtest/helper.go
index 12ca450..69e0c56 100644
--- a/speedtest/helper.go
+++ b/speedtest/helper.go
@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@ func doSpeedTest(c *cli.Context, servers []defs.Server, telemetryServer defs.Tel
 				pb.Start()
 			}
 
+			// skip ICMP if option given
+			currentServer.NoICMP = c.Bool(defs.OptionNoICMP)
+
 			p, jitter, err := currentServer.ICMPPingAndJitter(pingCount, c.String(defs.OptionSource), network)
 			if err != nil {
 				log.Errorf("Failed to get ping and jitter: %s", err)
diff --git a/speedtest/speedtest.go b/speedtest/speedtest.go
index a2e8057..f24f4b0 100644
--- a/speedtest/speedtest.go
+++ b/speedtest/speedtest.go
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ func SpeedTest(c *cli.Context) error {
 
 		// spawn 10 concurrent pingers
 		for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
-			go pingWorker(jobs, results, &wg, c.String(defs.OptionSource), network)
+			go pingWorker(jobs, results, &wg, c.String(defs.OptionSource), network, c.Bool(defs.OptionNoICMP))
 		}
 
 		// send ping jobs to workers
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ func SpeedTest(c *cli.Context) error {
 	}
 }
 
-func pingWorker(jobs <-chan PingJob, results chan<- PingResult, wg *sync.WaitGroup, srcIp, network string) {
+func pingWorker(jobs <-chan PingJob, results chan<- PingResult, wg *sync.WaitGroup, srcIp, network string, noICMP bool) {
 	for {
 		job := <-jobs
 		server := job.Server
@@ -317,6 +317,9 @@ func pingWorker(jobs <-chan PingJob, results chan<- PingResult, wg *sync.WaitGro
 
 		// check the server is up by accessing the ping URL and checking its returned value == empty and status code == 200
 		if server.IsUp() {
+			// skip ICMP if option given
+			server.NoICMP = noICMP
+
 			// if server is up, get ping
 			ping, _, err := server.ICMPPingAndJitter(1, srcIp, network)
 			if err != nil {