diff --git a/net/mptcp/Kconfig b/net/mptcp/Kconfig
index 8936604b3bf9..a014149aa323 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/Kconfig
+++ b/net/mptcp/Kconfig
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ config INET_MPTCP_DIAG
 
 config MPTCP_IPV6
 	bool "MPTCP: IPv6 support for Multipath TCP"
-	depends on IPV6
+	depends on IPV6=y
 	default y
 
 config MPTCP_KUNIT_TESTS