diff --git a/net/sctp/protocol.c b/net/sctp/protocol.c
index 5942d27b1444..9c90811d1134 100644
--- a/net/sctp/protocol.c
+++ b/net/sctp/protocol.c
@@ -673,7 +673,9 @@ void sctp_addr_wq_timeout_handler(unsigned long arg)
 				SCTP_DEBUG_PRINTK("sctp_addrwq_timo_handler: sctp_asconf_mgmt failed\n");
 			sctp_bh_unlock_sock(sk);
 		}
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IPV6)
 free_next:
+#endif
 		list_del(&addrw->list);
 		kfree(addrw);
 	}