diff --git a/package/kernel/linux/modules/netfilter.mk b/package/kernel/linux/modules/netfilter.mk
index 4f31fa8b18..5a3d490173 100644
--- a/package/kernel/linux/modules/netfilter.mk
+++ b/package/kernel/linux/modules/netfilter.mk
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ define KernelPackage/nf-nat6
   SUBMENU:=$(NF_MENU)
   TITLE:=Netfilter IPV6-NAT
   KCONFIG:=$(KCONFIG_NF_NAT6)
-  DEPENDS:=+kmod-nf-conntrack6 +kmod-nf-nat
+  DEPENDS:=@IPV6 +kmod-nf-conntrack6 +kmod-nf-nat
   FILES:=$(foreach mod,$(NF_NAT6-m),$(LINUX_DIR)/net/$(mod).ko)
   AUTOLOAD:=$(call AutoProbe,$(notdir $(NF_NAT6-m)))
 endef
@@ -471,6 +471,7 @@ $(eval $(call KernelPackage,ipt-raw))
 
 define KernelPackage/ipt-raw6
   TITLE:=Netfilter IPv6 raw table support
+  DEPENDS:=@IPV6
   KCONFIG:=CONFIG_IP6_NF_RAW
   FILES:=$(LINUX_DIR)/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6table_raw.ko
   AUTOLOAD:=$(call AutoProbe,ip6table_raw)
@@ -482,6 +483,7 @@ $(eval $(call KernelPackage,ipt-raw6))
 
 define KernelPackage/ipt-nat6
   TITLE:=IPv6 NAT targets
+  DEPENDS:=@IPV6
   KCONFIG:=$(KCONFIG_IPT_NAT6)
   FILES:=$(foreach mod,$(IPT_NAT6-m),$(LINUX_DIR)/net/$(mod).ko)
   AUTOLOAD:=$(call AutoLoad,43,$(notdir $(IPT_NAT6-m)))
@@ -806,7 +808,7 @@ $(eval $(call KernelPackage,ipt-physdev))
 define KernelPackage/ip6tables
   SUBMENU:=$(NF_MENU)
   TITLE:=IPv6 modules
-  DEPENDS:=+kmod-nf-reject6 +kmod-nf-ipt6 +kmod-ipt-core
+  DEPENDS:=@IPV6 +kmod-nf-reject6 +kmod-nf-ipt6 +kmod-ipt-core
   KCONFIG:=$(KCONFIG_IPT_IPV6)
   FILES:=$(foreach mod,$(IPT_IPV6-m),$(LINUX_DIR)/net/$(mod).ko)
   AUTOLOAD:=$(call AutoLoad,42,$(notdir $(IPT_IPV6-m)))
@@ -821,7 +823,7 @@ $(eval $(call KernelPackage,ip6tables))
 define KernelPackage/ip6tables-extra
   SUBMENU:=$(NF_MENU)
   TITLE:=Extra IPv6 modules
-  DEPENDS:=+kmod-ip6tables
+  DEPENDS:=@IPV6 +kmod-ip6tables
   KCONFIG:=$(KCONFIG_IPT_IPV6_EXTRA)
   FILES:=$(foreach mod,$(IPT_IPV6_EXTRA-m),$(LINUX_DIR)/net/$(mod).ko)
   AUTOLOAD:=$(call AutoLoad,43,$(notdir $(IPT_IPV6_EXTRA-m)))
@@ -911,6 +913,7 @@ $(eval $(call KernelPackage,ebtables-ipv4))
 
 define KernelPackage/ebtables-ipv6
   TITLE:=ebtables: IPv6 support
+  DEPENDS:=@IPV6
   FILES:=$(foreach mod,$(EBTABLES_IP6-m),$(LINUX_DIR)/net/$(mod).ko)
   KCONFIG:=$(KCONFIG_EBTABLES_IP6)
   AUTOLOAD:=$(call AutoProbe,$(notdir $(EBTABLES_IP6-m)))
@@ -1049,7 +1052,7 @@ $(eval $(call KernelPackage,ipt-rpfilter))
 define KernelPackage/nft-core
   SUBMENU:=$(NF_MENU)
   TITLE:=Netfilter nf_tables support
-  DEPENDS:=+kmod-nfnetlink +kmod-nf-reject +kmod-nf-reject6 +kmod-nf-conntrack6 +LINUX_5_4:kmod-nf-nat
+  DEPENDS:=+kmod-nfnetlink +kmod-nf-reject +IPV6:kmod-nf-reject6 +IPV6:kmod-nf-conntrack6 +LINUX_5_4:kmod-nf-nat
   FILES:=$(foreach mod,$(NFT_CORE-m),$(LINUX_DIR)/net/$(mod).ko)
   AUTOLOAD:=$(call AutoProbe,$(notdir $(NFT_CORE-m)))
   KCONFIG:= \
@@ -1106,7 +1109,7 @@ $(eval $(call KernelPackage,nft-nat))
 define KernelPackage/nft-offload
   SUBMENU:=$(NF_MENU)
   TITLE:=Netfilter nf_tables routing/NAT offload support
-  DEPENDS:=+kmod-nf-flow +kmod-nft-nat
+  DEPENDS:=@IPV6 +kmod-nf-flow +kmod-nft-nat
   KCONFIG:= \
 	CONFIG_NF_FLOW_TABLE_INET \
 	CONFIG_NF_FLOW_TABLE_IPV4 \
diff --git a/package/kernel/linux/modules/netsupport.mk b/package/kernel/linux/modules/netsupport.mk
index 7945e72039..6dade49bad 100644
--- a/package/kernel/linux/modules/netsupport.mk
+++ b/package/kernel/linux/modules/netsupport.mk
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ IPSEC6-m += $(ifeq ($$(strip $$(call CompareKernelPatchVer,$$(KERNEL_PATCHVER),l
 define KernelPackage/ipsec6
   SUBMENU:=$(NETWORK_SUPPORT_MENU)
   TITLE:=IPsec related modules (IPv6)
-  DEPENDS:=kmod-ipsec +kmod-iptunnel6
+  DEPENDS:=@IPV6 kmod-ipsec +kmod-iptunnel6
   KCONFIG:= \
 	CONFIG_INET6_AH \
 	CONFIG_INET6_ESP \
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ $(eval $(call KernelPackage,ip-vti))
 define KernelPackage/ip6-vti
   SUBMENU:=$(NETWORK_SUPPORT_MENU)
   TITLE:=IPv6 VTI (Virtual Tunnel Interface)
-  DEPENDS:=+kmod-iptunnel +kmod-ip6-tunnel +kmod-ipsec6
+  DEPENDS:=@IPV6 +kmod-iptunnel +kmod-ip6-tunnel +kmod-ipsec6
   KCONFIG:=CONFIG_IPV6_VTI
   FILES:=$(LINUX_DIR)/net/ipv6/ip6_vti.ko
   AUTOLOAD:=$(call AutoLoad,33,ip6_vti)
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ $(eval $(call KernelPackage,ip6-vti))
 define KernelPackage/xfrm-interface
   SUBMENU:=$(NETWORK_SUPPORT_MENU)
   TITLE:=IPsec XFRM Interface
-  DEPENDS:=+kmod-ipsec4 +kmod-ipsec6 @!LINUX_4_14
+  DEPENDS:=+kmod-ipsec4 +@IPV6:kmod-ipsec6 @!LINUX_4_14
   KCONFIG:=CONFIG_XFRM_INTERFACE
   FILES:=$(LINUX_DIR)/net/xfrm/xfrm_interface.ko
   AUTOLOAD:=$(call AutoProbe,xfrm_interface)