diff --git a/include/netfilter.mk b/include/netfilter.mk
index c62b9a827f..306975c31b 100644
--- a/include/netfilter.mk
+++ b/include/netfilter.mk
@@ -195,7 +195,8 @@ $(eval $(if $(NF_KMOD),$(call nf_add,NF_NAT6,CONFIG_NF_NAT_MASQUERADE_IPV6, $(P_
 $(eval $(if $(NF_KMOD),$(call nf_add,IPT_NAT,CONFIG_NETFILTER_XT_NAT, $(P_XT)xt_nat),))
 $(eval $(if $(NF_KMOD),$(call nf_add,IPT_NAT,CONFIG_IP_NF_NAT, $(P_V4)iptable_nat),))
 $(eval $(if $(NF_KMOD),$(call nf_add,IPT_NAT6,CONFIG_IP6_NF_NAT, $(P_V6)ip6table_nat),))
-$(eval $(if $(NF_KMOD),$(call nf_add,IPT_NAT6,CONFIG_IP6_NF_TARGET_MASQUERADE, $(P_V6)ip6t_MASQUERADE),))
+$(eval $(if $(NF_KMOD),$(call nf_add,IPT_NAT6,CONFIG_IP6_NF_TARGET_MASQUERADE, $(P_V6)ip6t_MASQUERADE, lt 5.2),))
+$(eval $(if $(NF_KMOD),$(call nf_add,IPT_NAT6,CONFIG_IP6_NF_TARGET_MASQUERADE, $(P_XT)xt_MASQUERADE, ge 5.2),))
 $(eval $(if $(NF_KMOD),$(call nf_add,IPT_NAT6,CONFIG_IP6_NF_TARGET_NPT, $(P_V6)ip6t_NPT),))
 
 # userland only