diff --git a/ip_isprivate.go b/ip_isprivate.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1805156
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ip_isprivate.go
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+//go:build !tinygo
+
+package plugin
+
+import "net"
+
+func IsSpecialIpRangeToBeSkipped(ip net.IP) bool {
+	return ip.IsPrivate() || ip.IsLoopback() || ip.IsUnspecified()
+}
diff --git a/ip_isprivate_tinygo.go b/ip_isprivate_tinygo.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dacd7d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ip_isprivate_tinygo.go
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+//go:build tinygo
+
+package plugin
+
+import "net"
+
+func IsSpecialIpRangeToBeSkipped(ip net.IP) bool {
+	//"IsPrivate" is not defined for tinygo, see: tinygo.org/docs/reference/lang-support/stdlib/#netnetip
+	// therfore we return false here
+	return false
+}
diff --git a/operators_logic.go b/operators_logic.go
index 323592f..6f2bba8 100644
--- a/operators_logic.go
+++ b/operators_logic.go
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func (o *geo) executeEvaluationInternal(tx transaction, value string) (bool, err
 		return false, fmt.Errorf("invalid ip %q", value)
 	}
 
-	if ip.IsPrivate() || ip.IsLoopback() || ip.IsUnspecified() {
+	if IsSpecialIpRangeToBeSkipped(ip) {
 		return false, nil
 	}