diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/Kconfig b/drivers/infiniband/Kconfig
index a5dc78ae62d4..dd0db67bf8d7 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/Kconfig
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ config INFINIBAND_USER_MEM
 config INFINIBAND_ADDR_TRANS
 	bool
 	depends on INET
+	depends on !(INFINIBAND = y && IPV6 = m)
 	default y
 
 source "drivers/infiniband/hw/mthca/Kconfig"
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/addr.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/addr.c
index d98b05b28262..ce511d8748ce 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/addr.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/addr.c
@@ -128,6 +128,8 @@ int rdma_translate_ip(struct sockaddr *addr, struct rdma_dev_addr *dev_addr)
 		ret = rdma_copy_addr(dev_addr, dev, NULL);
 		dev_put(dev);
 		break;
+
+#if defined(CONFIG_IPV6) || defined(CONFIG_IPV6_MODULE)
 	case AF_INET6:
 		for_each_netdev(&init_net, dev) {
 			if (ipv6_chk_addr(&init_net,
@@ -138,8 +140,7 @@ int rdma_translate_ip(struct sockaddr *addr, struct rdma_dev_addr *dev_addr)
 			}
 		}
 		break;
-	default:
-		break;
+#endif
 	}
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -179,10 +180,11 @@ static void addr_send_arp(struct sockaddr *dst_in)
 {
 	struct rtable *rt;
 	struct flowi fl;
-	struct dst_entry *dst;
 
 	memset(&fl, 0, sizeof fl);
-	if (dst_in->sa_family == AF_INET)  {
+
+	switch (dst_in->sa_family) {
+	case AF_INET:
 		fl.nl_u.ip4_u.daddr =
 			((struct sockaddr_in *) dst_in)->sin_addr.s_addr;
 
@@ -191,8 +193,13 @@ static void addr_send_arp(struct sockaddr *dst_in)
 
 		neigh_event_send(rt->u.dst.neighbour, NULL);
 		ip_rt_put(rt);
+		break;
+
+#if defined(CONFIG_IPV6) || defined(CONFIG_IPV6_MODULE)
+	case AF_INET6:
+	{
+		struct dst_entry *dst;
 
-	} else {
 		fl.nl_u.ip6_u.daddr =
 			((struct sockaddr_in6 *) dst_in)->sin6_addr;
 
@@ -202,6 +209,9 @@ static void addr_send_arp(struct sockaddr *dst_in)
 
 		neigh_event_send(dst->neighbour, NULL);
 		dst_release(dst);
+		break;
+	}
+#endif
 	}
 }
 
@@ -254,6 +264,7 @@ out:
 	return ret;
 }
 
+#if defined(CONFIG_IPV6) || defined(CONFIG_IPV6_MODULE)
 static int addr6_resolve_remote(struct sockaddr_in6 *src_in,
 			       struct sockaddr_in6 *dst_in,
 			       struct rdma_dev_addr *addr)
@@ -282,6 +293,14 @@ static int addr6_resolve_remote(struct sockaddr_in6 *src_in,
 	dst_release(dst);
 	return ret;
 }
+#else
+static int addr6_resolve_remote(struct sockaddr_in6 *src_in,
+			       struct sockaddr_in6 *dst_in,
+			       struct rdma_dev_addr *addr)
+{
+	return -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
+}
+#endif
 
 static int addr_resolve_remote(struct sockaddr *src_in,
 				struct sockaddr *dst_in,
@@ -340,7 +359,9 @@ static int addr_resolve_local(struct sockaddr *src_in,
 	struct net_device *dev;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (dst_in->sa_family == AF_INET) {
+	switch (dst_in->sa_family) {
+	case AF_INET:
+	{
 		__be32 src_ip = ((struct sockaddr_in *) src_in)->sin_addr.s_addr;
 		__be32 dst_ip = ((struct sockaddr_in *) dst_in)->sin_addr.s_addr;
 
@@ -362,7 +383,12 @@ static int addr_resolve_local(struct sockaddr *src_in,
 				memcpy(addr->dst_dev_addr, dev->dev_addr, MAX_ADDR_LEN);
 		}
 		dev_put(dev);
-	} else {
+		break;
+	}
+
+#if defined(CONFIG_IPV6) || defined(CONFIG_IPV6_MODULE)
+	case AF_INET6:
+	{
 		struct in6_addr *a;
 
 		for_each_netdev(&init_net, dev)
@@ -390,6 +416,13 @@ static int addr_resolve_local(struct sockaddr *src_in,
 			if (!ret)
 				memcpy(addr->dst_dev_addr, dev->dev_addr, MAX_ADDR_LEN);
 		}
+		break;
+	}
+#endif
+
+	default:
+		ret = -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
+		break;
 	}
 
 	return ret;