diff --git a/interface-ip.c b/interface-ip.c
index 648f521..e6573df 100644
--- a/interface-ip.c
+++ b/interface-ip.c
@@ -1708,11 +1708,13 @@ void interface_ip_set_enabled(struct interface_ip_settings *ip, bool enabled)
 
 	if (ip->iface->policy_rules_set != enabled &&
 	    ip->iface->l3_dev.dev) {
-		set_ip_lo_policy(enabled, true, ip->iface);
+		if (ip->iface->l3_dev.dev->settings.ipv6) {
+			set_ip_lo_policy(enabled, true, ip->iface);
+			set_ip_source_policy(enabled, true, IPRULE_PRIORITY_REJECT + ip->iface->l3_dev.dev->ifindex,
+					     NULL, 0, 0, ip->iface, "failed_policy", true);
+		}
 		set_ip_lo_policy(enabled, false, ip->iface);
 
-		set_ip_source_policy(enabled, true, IPRULE_PRIORITY_REJECT + ip->iface->l3_dev.dev->ifindex,
-			NULL, 0, 0, ip->iface, "failed_policy", true);
 		ip->iface->policy_rules_set = enabled;
 	}
 }