diff --git a/package/kernel/linux/modules/netfilter.mk b/package/kernel/linux/modules/netfilter.mk
index 3a436ac..e21895d 100644
--- a/package/kernel/linux/modules/netfilter.mk
+++ b/package/kernel/linux/modules/netfilter.mk
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ define KernelPackage/nf-conntrack6
   SUBMENU:=$(NF_MENU)
   TITLE:=Netfilter IPv6 connection tracking
   KCONFIG:=$(KCONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK6)
-  DEPENDS:=+kmod-ipv6 +kmod-nf-conntrack
+  DEPENDS:=@IPV6 +kmod-nf-conntrack
   FILES:=$(foreach mod,$(NF_CONNTRACK6-m),$(LINUX_DIR)/net/$(mod).ko)
   AUTOLOAD:=$(call AutoProbe,$(notdir $(NF_CONNTRACK6-m)))
 endef
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ $(eval $(call KernelPackage,ipt-led))
 
 define KernelPackage/ipt-tproxy
   TITLE:=Transparent proxying support
-  DEPENDS+=+kmod-ipt-conntrack +IPV6:kmod-ipv6 +IPV6:kmod-ip6tables
+  DEPENDS+=+kmod-ipt-conntrack +IPV6:kmod-ip6tables
   KCONFIG:= \
   	CONFIG_NETFILTER_TPROXY \
   	CONFIG_NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_SOCKET \
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ $(eval $(call KernelPackage,ipt-tproxy))
 
 define KernelPackage/ipt-tee
   TITLE:=TEE support
-  DEPENDS:=+kmod-ipt-conntrack +IPV6:kmod-ipv6
+  DEPENDS:=+kmod-ipt-conntrack
   KCONFIG:= \
   	CONFIG_NETFILTER_XT_TARGET_TEE
   FILES:= \
diff --git a/package/network/config/gre/Makefile b/package/network/config/gre/Makefile
index 217c276..49e7d19 100644
--- a/package/network/config/gre/Makefile
+++ b/package/network/config/gre/Makefile
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ endef
 define Package/grev6
 $(call Package/gre/Default)
   TITLE:=Generic Routing Encapsulation (IPv6) config support
-  DEPENDS:=@(PACKAGE_gre) +kmod-ipv6 +kmod-ip6-gre
+  DEPENDS:=@(PACKAGE_gre) @IPV6 +kmod-ip6-gre
 endef
 
 define Package/grev6/description
diff --git a/package/network/ipv6/6in4/Makefile b/package/network/ipv6/6in4/Makefile
index b7c2da7..2ffdfc0 100644
--- a/package/network/ipv6/6in4/Makefile
+++ b/package/network/ipv6/6in4/Makefile
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 define Package/6in4
   SECTION:=net
   CATEGORY:=Network
-  DEPENDS:=+kmod-ipv6 +kmod-sit
+  DEPENDS:=@IPV6 +kmod-sit
   TITLE:=IPv6-in-IPv4 configuration support
   MAINTAINER:=Jo-Philipp Wich <xm@subsignal.org>
   PKGARCH:=all
diff --git a/package/network/ipv6/6rd/Makefile b/package/network/ipv6/6rd/Makefile
index cde7117..04d607e 100644
--- a/package/network/ipv6/6rd/Makefile
+++ b/package/network/ipv6/6rd/Makefile
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 define Package/6rd
   SECTION:=net
   CATEGORY:=Network
-  DEPENDS:=+kmod-ipv6 +kmod-sit
+  DEPENDS:=@IPV6 +kmod-sit
   TITLE:=6rd configuration support
   MAINTAINER:=Steven Barth <cyrus@openwrt.org>
   PKGARCH:=all
diff --git a/package/network/ipv6/6to4/Makefile b/package/network/ipv6/6to4/Makefile
index fcec90d..20605f6 100644
--- a/package/network/ipv6/6to4/Makefile
+++ b/package/network/ipv6/6to4/Makefile
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 define Package/6to4
   SECTION:=net
   CATEGORY:=Network
-  DEPENDS:=+kmod-ipv6 +kmod-sit
+  DEPENDS:=@IPV6 +kmod-sit
   TITLE:=IPv6-to-IPv4 configuration support
   MAINTAINER:=Jo-Philipp Wich <xm@subsignal.org>
   PKGARCH:=all
diff --git a/package/network/ipv6/ds-lite/Makefile b/package/network/ipv6/ds-lite/Makefile
index 8c22c46..919ac7e 100644
--- a/package/network/ipv6/ds-lite/Makefile
+++ b/package/network/ipv6/ds-lite/Makefile
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 define Package/ds-lite
   SECTION:=net
   CATEGORY:=Network
-  DEPENDS:=+kmod-ipv6 +kmod-ip6-tunnel +resolveip
+  DEPENDS:=@IPV6 +kmod-ip6-tunnel +resolveip
   TITLE:=Dual-Stack Lite (DS-Lite) configuration support
   MAINTAINER:=Steven Barth <steven@midlink.org>
   PKGARCH:=all
diff --git a/package/network/ipv6/map/Makefile b/package/network/ipv6/map/Makefile
index f6f2cd6..af6f758 100644
--- a/package/network/ipv6/map/Makefile
+++ b/package/network/ipv6/map/Makefile
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/cmake.mk
 define Package/map
   SECTION:=net
   CATEGORY:=Network
-  DEPENDS:=+kmod-ipv6 +kmod-ip6-tunnel +libubox +libubus +iptables-mod-conntrack-extra
+  DEPENDS:=@IPV6 +kmod-ip6-tunnel +libubox +libubus +iptables-mod-conntrack-extra
   TITLE:=MAP-E and Lightweight 4over6 configuration support
   MAINTAINER:=Steven Barth <steven@midlink.org>
 endef
diff --git a/package/network/ipv6/odhcp6c/Makefile b/package/network/ipv6/odhcp6c/Makefile
index 7c88d59..0b38be9 100644
--- a/package/network/ipv6/odhcp6c/Makefile
+++ b/package/network/ipv6/odhcp6c/Makefile
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ define Package/odhcp6c
   SECTION:=net
   CATEGORY:=Network
   TITLE:=Embedded DHCPv6-client for OpenWrt
-  DEPENDS:=+kmod-ipv6
+  DEPENDS:=@IPV6
 endef
 
 define Package/odhcp6c/config
diff --git a/package/network/services/dnsmasq/Makefile b/package/network/services/dnsmasq/Makefile
index bf9d0a6..cddde5c 100644
--- a/package/network/services/dnsmasq/Makefile
+++ b/package/network/services/dnsmasq/Makefile
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ endef
 define Package/dnsmasq-dhcpv6
 $(call Package/dnsmasq/Default)
   TITLE += (with DHCPv6 support)
-  DEPENDS:=@IPV6 +kmod-ipv6
+  DEPENDS:=@IPV6
   VARIANT:=dhcpv6
 endef
 
diff --git a/package/network/utils/xtables-addons/Makefile b/package/network/utils/xtables-addons/Makefile
index 8f54ee3..ff6466f 100644
--- a/package/network/utils/xtables-addons/Makefile
+++ b/package/network/utils/xtables-addons/Makefile
@@ -147,6 +147,6 @@ $(eval $(call BuildTemplate,lua,Lua PacketScript,xt_LUA,LUA/xt_LUA,+kmod-ipt-con
 $(eval $(call BuildTemplate,psd,psd,xt_psd,xt_psd,))
 $(eval $(call BuildTemplate,quota2,quota2,xt_quota2,xt_quota2,))
 $(eval $(call BuildTemplate,sysrq,SYSRQ,xt_SYSRQ,xt_SYSRQ,+kmod-ipt-compat-xtables))
-$(eval $(call BuildTemplate,tarpit,TARPIT,xt_TARPIT,xt_TARPIT,+kmod-ipt-compat-xtables +IPV6:kmod-ipv6))
+$(eval $(call BuildTemplate,tarpit,TARPIT,xt_TARPIT,xt_TARPIT,+kmod-ipt-compat-xtables))
 
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,iptaccount))
