diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe.c b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe.c
index 55f0e8f0ca79..ddd59270ff6d 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe.c
@@ -362,15 +362,34 @@ static int __init rxe_module_init(void)
 		return err;
 	}
 
-	err = rxe_net_init();
+	err = rxe_net_ipv4_init();
 	if (err) {
-		pr_err("rxe: unable to init\n");
+		pr_err("rxe: unable to init ipv4 tunnel\n");
 		rxe_cache_exit();
-		return err;
+		goto exit;
 	}
+
+	err = rxe_net_ipv6_init();
+	if (err) {
+		pr_err("rxe: unable to init ipv6 tunnel\n");
+		rxe_cache_exit();
+		goto exit;
+	}
+
+	err = register_netdevice_notifier(&rxe_net_notifier);
+	if (err) {
+		pr_err("rxe: Failed to rigister netdev notifier\n");
+		goto exit;
+	}
+
 	pr_info("rxe: loaded\n");
 
 	return 0;
+
+exit:
+	rxe_release_udp_tunnel(recv_sockets.sk4);
+	rxe_release_udp_tunnel(recv_sockets.sk6);
+	return err;
 }
 
 static void __exit rxe_module_exit(void)
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_net.c b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_net.c
index 0b8d2ea8b41d..eedf2f1cafdf 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_net.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_net.c
@@ -275,9 +275,10 @@ static struct socket *rxe_setup_udp_tunnel(struct net *net, __be16 port,
 	return sock;
 }
 
-static void rxe_release_udp_tunnel(struct socket *sk)
+void rxe_release_udp_tunnel(struct socket *sk)
 {
-	udp_tunnel_sock_release(sk);
+	if (sk)
+		udp_tunnel_sock_release(sk);
 }
 
 static void prepare_udp_hdr(struct sk_buff *skb, __be16 src_port,
@@ -658,51 +659,45 @@ out:
 	return NOTIFY_OK;
 }
 
-static struct notifier_block rxe_net_notifier = {
+struct notifier_block rxe_net_notifier = {
 	.notifier_call = rxe_notify,
 };
 
-int rxe_net_init(void)
+int rxe_net_ipv4_init(void)
 {
-	int err;
+	spin_lock_init(&dev_list_lock);
+
+	recv_sockets.sk4 = rxe_setup_udp_tunnel(&init_net,
+				htons(ROCE_V2_UDP_DPORT), false);
+	if (IS_ERR(recv_sockets.sk4)) {
+		recv_sockets.sk4 = NULL;
+		pr_err("rxe: Failed to create IPv4 UDP tunnel\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int rxe_net_ipv6_init(void)
+{
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IPV6)
 
 	spin_lock_init(&dev_list_lock);
 
 	recv_sockets.sk6 = rxe_setup_udp_tunnel(&init_net,
-			htons(ROCE_V2_UDP_DPORT), true);
+						htons(ROCE_V2_UDP_DPORT), true);
 	if (IS_ERR(recv_sockets.sk6)) {
 		recv_sockets.sk6 = NULL;
 		pr_err("rxe: Failed to create IPv6 UDP tunnel\n");
 		return -1;
 	}
-
-	recv_sockets.sk4 = rxe_setup_udp_tunnel(&init_net,
-			htons(ROCE_V2_UDP_DPORT), false);
-	if (IS_ERR(recv_sockets.sk4)) {
-		rxe_release_udp_tunnel(recv_sockets.sk6);
-		recv_sockets.sk4 = NULL;
-		recv_sockets.sk6 = NULL;
-		pr_err("rxe: Failed to create IPv4 UDP tunnel\n");
-		return -1;
-	}
-
-	err = register_netdevice_notifier(&rxe_net_notifier);
-	if (err) {
-		rxe_release_udp_tunnel(recv_sockets.sk6);
-		rxe_release_udp_tunnel(recv_sockets.sk4);
-		pr_err("rxe: Failed to rigister netdev notifier\n");
-	}
-
-	return err;
+#endif
+	return 0;
 }
 
 void rxe_net_exit(void)
 {
-	if (recv_sockets.sk6)
-		rxe_release_udp_tunnel(recv_sockets.sk6);
-
-	if (recv_sockets.sk4)
-		rxe_release_udp_tunnel(recv_sockets.sk4);
-
+	rxe_release_udp_tunnel(recv_sockets.sk6);
+	rxe_release_udp_tunnel(recv_sockets.sk4);
 	unregister_netdevice_notifier(&rxe_net_notifier);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_net.h b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_net.h
index 7b06f76d16cc..0daf7f09e5b5 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_net.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_net.h
@@ -44,10 +44,13 @@ struct rxe_recv_sockets {
 };
 
 extern struct rxe_recv_sockets recv_sockets;
+extern struct notifier_block rxe_net_notifier;
+void rxe_release_udp_tunnel(struct socket *sk);
 
 struct rxe_dev *rxe_net_add(struct net_device *ndev);
 
-int rxe_net_init(void);
+int rxe_net_ipv4_init(void);
+int rxe_net_ipv6_init(void);
 void rxe_net_exit(void);
 
 #endif /* RXE_NET_H */