diff --git a/net/tls/tls_main.c b/net/tls/tls_main.c
index e9b4b53ab53e..d824d548447e 100644
--- a/net/tls/tls_main.c
+++ b/net/tls/tls_main.c
@@ -45,17 +45,27 @@ MODULE_AUTHOR("Mellanox Technologies");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Transport Layer Security Support");
 MODULE_LICENSE("Dual BSD/GPL");
 
+enum {
+	TLSV4,
+	TLSV6,
+	TLS_NUM_PROTS,
+};
+
 enum {
 	TLS_BASE_TX,
 	TLS_SW_TX,
 	TLS_NUM_CONFIG,
 };
 
-static struct proto tls_prots[TLS_NUM_CONFIG];
+static struct proto *saved_tcpv6_prot;
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(tcpv6_prot_mutex);
+static struct proto tls_prots[TLS_NUM_PROTS][TLS_NUM_CONFIG];
 
 static inline void update_sk_prot(struct sock *sk, struct tls_context *ctx)
 {
-	sk->sk_prot = &tls_prots[ctx->tx_conf];
+	int ip_ver = sk->sk_family == AF_INET6 ? TLSV6 : TLSV4;
+
+	sk->sk_prot = &tls_prots[ip_ver][ctx->tx_conf];
 }
 
 int wait_on_pending_writer(struct sock *sk, long *timeo)
@@ -453,8 +463,21 @@ static int tls_setsockopt(struct sock *sk, int level, int optname,
 	return do_tls_setsockopt(sk, optname, optval, optlen);
 }
 
+static void build_protos(struct proto *prot, struct proto *base)
+{
+	prot[TLS_BASE_TX] = *base;
+	prot[TLS_BASE_TX].setsockopt	= tls_setsockopt;
+	prot[TLS_BASE_TX].getsockopt	= tls_getsockopt;
+	prot[TLS_BASE_TX].close		= tls_sk_proto_close;
+
+	prot[TLS_SW_TX] = prot[TLS_BASE_TX];
+	prot[TLS_SW_TX].sendmsg		= tls_sw_sendmsg;
+	prot[TLS_SW_TX].sendpage	= tls_sw_sendpage;
+}
+
 static int tls_init(struct sock *sk)
 {
+	int ip_ver = sk->sk_family == AF_INET6 ? TLSV6 : TLSV4;
 	struct inet_connection_sock *icsk = inet_csk(sk);
 	struct tls_context *ctx;
 	int rc = 0;
@@ -479,6 +502,17 @@ static int tls_init(struct sock *sk)
 	ctx->getsockopt = sk->sk_prot->getsockopt;
 	ctx->sk_proto_close = sk->sk_prot->close;
 
+	/* Build IPv6 TLS whenever the address of tcpv6_prot changes */
+	if (ip_ver == TLSV6 &&
+	    unlikely(sk->sk_prot != smp_load_acquire(&saved_tcpv6_prot))) {
+		mutex_lock(&tcpv6_prot_mutex);
+		if (likely(sk->sk_prot != saved_tcpv6_prot)) {
+			build_protos(tls_prots[TLSV6], sk->sk_prot);
+			smp_store_release(&saved_tcpv6_prot, sk->sk_prot);
+		}
+		mutex_unlock(&tcpv6_prot_mutex);
+	}
+
 	ctx->tx_conf = TLS_BASE_TX;
 	update_sk_prot(sk, ctx);
 out:
@@ -493,21 +527,9 @@ static struct tcp_ulp_ops tcp_tls_ulp_ops __read_mostly = {
 	.init			= tls_init,
 };
 
-static void build_protos(struct proto *prot, struct proto *base)
-{
-	prot[TLS_BASE_TX] = *base;
-	prot[TLS_BASE_TX].setsockopt	= tls_setsockopt;
-	prot[TLS_BASE_TX].getsockopt	= tls_getsockopt;
-	prot[TLS_BASE_TX].close		= tls_sk_proto_close;
-
-	prot[TLS_SW_TX] = prot[TLS_BASE_TX];
-	prot[TLS_SW_TX].sendmsg		= tls_sw_sendmsg;
-	prot[TLS_SW_TX].sendpage	= tls_sw_sendpage;
-}
-
 static int __init tls_register(void)
 {
-	build_protos(tls_prots, &tcp_prot);
+	build_protos(tls_prots[TLSV4], &tcp_prot);
 
 	tcp_register_ulp(&tcp_tls_ulp_ops);