diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index bee5b220d725f..b372dabd1183b 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/santhosh-tekuri/jsonschema/v5 v5.3.1
 	github.com/sensu/sensu-go/api/core/v2 v2.16.0
 	github.com/shirou/gopsutil/v3 v3.24.4
-	github.com/showwin/speedtest-go v1.7.5
+	github.com/showwin/speedtest-go v1.7.6
 	github.com/signalfx/golib/v3 v3.3.53
 	github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.9.3
 	github.com/sleepinggenius2/gosmi v0.4.4
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 4f306c09ac5cd..da67c5a95f4bc 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -2127,8 +2127,8 @@ github.com/shopspring/decimal v0.0.0-20180709203117-cd690d0c9e24/go.mod h1:M+9Nz
 github.com/shopspring/decimal v1.2.0/go.mod h1:DKyhrW/HYNuLGql+MJL6WCR6knT2jwCFRcu2hWCYk4o=
 github.com/shopspring/decimal v1.3.1 h1:2Usl1nmF/WZucqkFZhnfFYxxxu8LG21F6nPQBE5gKV8=
 github.com/shopspring/decimal v1.3.1/go.mod h1:DKyhrW/HYNuLGql+MJL6WCR6knT2jwCFRcu2hWCYk4o=
-github.com/showwin/speedtest-go v1.7.5 h1:FQ3EdM2vnfw5BRCRzGCYe8aWu70rr21Az5ZFHiW9CdE=
-github.com/showwin/speedtest-go v1.7.5/go.mod h1:uLgdWCNarXxlYsL2E5TOZpCIwpgSWnEANZp7gfHXHu0=
+github.com/showwin/speedtest-go v1.7.6 h1:wBbj4aJR+kq+DP44ja3hWEc50FCiSk0U0YQ9xQLORd0=
+github.com/showwin/speedtest-go v1.7.6/go.mod h1:uLgdWCNarXxlYsL2E5TOZpCIwpgSWnEANZp7gfHXHu0=
 github.com/shurcooL/sanitized_anchor_name v1.0.0/go.mod h1:1NzhyTcUVG4SuEtjjoZeVRXNmyL/1OwPU0+IJeTBvfc=
 github.com/signalfx/com_signalfx_metrics_protobuf v0.0.3 h1:32k2QLgsKhcEs55q4REPKyIadvid5FPy2+VMgvbmKJ0=
 github.com/signalfx/com_signalfx_metrics_protobuf v0.0.3/go.mod h1:gJrXWi7wSGXfiC7+VheQaz+ypdCt5SmZNL+BRxUe7y4=
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/internet_speed/internet_speed.go b/plugins/inputs/internet_speed/internet_speed.go
index ff3150db8c37d..cf434994017f8 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/internet_speed/internet_speed.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/internet_speed/internet_speed.go
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ func (is *InternetSpeed) Gather(acc telegraf.Accumulator) error {
 		SamplingDuration:      time.Second * 15,
 	})
 
-	pLoss := -1.0
+	var pLoss *transport.PLoss
 
 	if is.TestMode == testModeMulti {
 		err = is.server.MultiDownloadTestContext(context.Background(), is.servers)
@@ -117,22 +117,17 @@ func (is *InternetSpeed) Gather(acc telegraf.Accumulator) error {
 		}
 		// Not all servers are applicable for packet loss testing.
 		// If err != nil, we skip it and just report a warning.
-		err = analyzer.Run(is.server.Host, func(packetLoss *transport.PLoss) {
-			if packetLoss != nil && packetLoss.Sent != 0 {
-				pLoss = packetLoss.Loss()
-			}
+		err = analyzer.Run(is.server.Host, func(pl *transport.PLoss) {
+			pLoss = pl
 		})
 		if err != nil {
 			is.Log.Warnf("packet loss test failed: %s", err)
 		}
 	}
 
-	lossPercent := 0.0
-	if pLoss == -1 {
-		// If all servers are not applicable, returned -1.
-		lossPercent = -1
-	} else {
-		lossPercent = pLoss * 100.0
+	packetLoss := -1.0
+	if pLoss != nil {
+		packetLoss = pLoss.LossPercent()
 	}
 
 	fields := map[string]any{
@@ -140,7 +135,7 @@ func (is *InternetSpeed) Gather(acc telegraf.Accumulator) error {
 		"upload":      is.server.ULSpeed.Mbps(),
 		"latency":     timeDurationMillisecondToFloat64(is.server.Latency),
 		"jitter":      timeDurationMillisecondToFloat64(is.server.Jitter),
-		"packet_loss": lossPercent,
+		"packet_loss": packetLoss,
 		"location":    is.server.Name,
 	}
 	tags := map[string]string{