diff --git a/net/mptcp/Kconfig b/net/mptcp/Kconfig
index abb0a992d4a08..8936604b3bf9d 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"
-	select IPV6
+	depends on IPV6
 	default y
 
 config MPTCP_KUNIT_TESTS