diff --git a/package/strongswan/Config.in b/package/strongswan/Config.in
index 24b30ad..f7404f6 100644
--- a/package/strongswan/Config.in
+++ b/package/strongswan/Config.in
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@ menuconfig BR2_PACKAGE_STRONGSWAN
 
 if BR2_PACKAGE_STRONGSWAN
 
+if !BR2_INET_IPV6
+
+comment "kernel-netlink and socket-default options require a toolchain with IPV6 support"
+
+endif
+
 config BR2_PACKAGE_STRONGSWAN_OPENSSL
 	bool "Enables OpenSSL based crypto backends"
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSL
diff --git a/package/strongswan/strongswan.mk b/package/strongswan/strongswan.mk
index e235a04..548401d 100644
--- a/package/strongswan/strongswan.mk
+++ b/package/strongswan/strongswan.mk
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ STRONGSWAN_SITE = http://download.strongswan.org
 STRONGSWAN_LICENSE = GPLv2+
 STRONGSWAN_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING LICENSE
 STRONGSWAN_CONF_OPT +=                                                             \
-      --enable-pkcs11                                                              \
+      --enable-pkcs11=yes                                                          \
+      --enable-kernel-netlink=$(if $(BR2_INET_IPV6),yes,no)                        \
+      --enable-socket-default=$(if $(BR2_INET_IPV6),yes,no)                        \
       --enable-openssl=$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_STRONGSWAN_OPENSSL),yes,no)              \
       --enable-gcrypt=$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_STRONGSWAN_GCRYPT),yes,no)                \
       --enable-gmp=$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_STRONGSWAN_GMP),yes,no)                      \