diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
index 139ece7676c5..e8e261e0cb4e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
@@ -3402,7 +3402,7 @@ int bond_rcv_validate(const struct sk_buff *skb, struct bonding *bond,
 	} else if (is_arp) {
 		return bond_arp_rcv(skb, bond, slave);
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IPV6)
-	} else if (is_ipv6) {
+	} else if (is_ipv6 && likely(ipv6_mod_enabled())) {
 		return bond_na_rcv(skb, bond, slave);
 #endif
 	} else {