diff --git a/net/tipc/Kconfig b/net/tipc/Kconfig
index 9dd780215eef4a2e361f61cb8de945388cc1bd9d..be1c4003d67d286955c31d0aa1ffb4fc27981b02 100644
--- a/net/tipc/Kconfig
+++ b/net/tipc/Kconfig
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 menuconfig TIPC
 	tristate "The TIPC Protocol"
 	depends on INET
+	depends on IPV6 || IPV6=n
 	help
 	  The Transparent Inter Process Communication (TIPC) protocol is
 	  specially designed for intra cluster communication. This protocol