diff --git a/config/Config-kernel.in b/config/Config-kernel.in
index 4be5f53b51..6e79bae34b 100644
--- a/config/Config-kernel.in
+++ b/config/Config-kernel.in
@@ -551,3 +551,26 @@ config KERNEL_SECCOMP
 		default n
 		help
 		  Build kernel with support for seccomp.
+
+#
+# IPv6 configuration
+#
+
+config KERNEL_IPV6
+	def_bool IPV6
+
+if KERNEL_IPV6
+
+	config KERNEL_IPV6_MULTIPLE_TABLES
+		def_bool y
+
+	config KERNEL_IPV6_SUBTREES
+		def_bool y
+
+	config KERNEL_IPV6_MROUTE
+		def_bool y
+
+	config KERNEL_IPV6_PIMSM_V2
+		def_bool n
+
+endif
diff --git a/package/kernel/linux/modules/netsupport.mk b/package/kernel/linux/modules/netsupport.mk
index 2fa87b99d0..e3fa9d7b5a 100644
--- a/package/kernel/linux/modules/netsupport.mk
+++ b/package/kernel/linux/modules/netsupport.mk
@@ -454,28 +454,6 @@ endef
 $(eval $(call KernelPackage,iptunnel6))
 
 
-define KernelPackage/ipv6
-  SUBMENU:=$(NETWORK_SUPPORT_MENU)
-  TITLE:=IPv6 support
-  DEPENDS:=@IPV6
-  HIDDEN:=1
-  DEFAULT:=y
-  KCONFIG:= \
-	CONFIG_IPV6=y \
-	CONFIG_IPV6_PRIVACY=y \
-	CONFIG_IPV6_MULTIPLE_TABLES=y \
-	CONFIG_IPV6_MROUTE=y \
-	CONFIG_IPV6_PIMSM_V2=n \
-	CONFIG_IPV6_SUBTREES=y
-endef
-
-define KernelPackage/ipv6/description
- Kernel modules for IPv6 support
-endef
-
-$(eval $(call KernelPackage,ipv6))
-
-
 define KernelPackage/sit
   SUBMENU:=$(NETWORK_SUPPORT_MENU)
   DEPENDS:=@IPV6 +kmod-iptunnel +kmod-iptunnel4