diff --git a/net/rds/Kconfig b/net/rds/Kconfig
index 41f75563b54b..01b3bd6a3708 100644
--- a/net/rds/Kconfig
+++ b/net/rds/Kconfig
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ config RDS_RDMA
 config RDS_TCP
 	tristate "RDS over TCP"
 	depends on RDS
+	depends on IPV6 || !IPV6
 	---help---
 	  Allow RDS to use TCP as a transport.
 	  This transport does not support RDMA operations.