diff --git a/net/rds/ib.c b/net/rds/ib.c
index 39f87272e071..8f9cf491984f 100644
--- a/net/rds/ib.c
+++ b/net/rds/ib.c
@@ -429,6 +429,10 @@ static int rds_ib_laddr_check_cm(struct net *net, const struct in6_addr *addr,
 		sa = (struct sockaddr *)&sin;
 	} else {
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IPV6)
+		if (!ipv6_mod_enabled()) {
+			ret = -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
+			goto out;
+		}
 		memset(&sin6, 0, sizeof(sin6));
 		sin6.sin6_family = AF_INET6;
 		sin6.sin6_addr = *addr;
diff --git a/net/rds/ib_cm.c b/net/rds/ib_cm.c
index 5667f0173b47..d46146887ba4 100644
--- a/net/rds/ib_cm.c
+++ b/net/rds/ib_cm.c
@@ -810,6 +810,10 @@ int rds_ib_cm_handle_connect(struct rdma_cm_id *cm_id,
 	dp = event->param.conn.private_data;
 	if (isv6) {
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IPV6)
+		if (!ipv6_mod_enabled()) {
+			err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+			goto out;
+		}
 		dp_cmn = &dp->ricp_v6.dp_cmn;
 		saddr6 = &dp->ricp_v6.dp_saddr;
 		daddr6 = &dp->ricp_v6.dp_daddr;
diff --git a/net/rds/tcp.c b/net/rds/tcp.c
index a1de114d5e2e..955d92277d5a 100644
--- a/net/rds/tcp.c
+++ b/net/rds/tcp.c
@@ -366,9 +366,11 @@ int rds_tcp_laddr_check(struct net *net, const struct in6_addr *addr,
 		rcu_read_unlock();
 	}
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IPV6)
-	ret = ipv6_chk_addr(net, addr, dev, 0);
-	if (ret)
-		return 0;
+	if (ipv6_mod_enabled()) {
+		ret = ipv6_chk_addr(net, addr, dev, 0);
+		if (ret)
+			return 0;
+	}
 #endif
 	return -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
 }