diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_net.c b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_net.c
index 24a68a9da8be..4aeed31d8e04 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_net.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_net.c
@@ -269,10 +269,8 @@ static struct socket *rxe_setup_udp_tunnel(struct net *net, __be16 port,
 
 	/* Create UDP socket */
 	err = udp_sock_create(net, &udp_cfg, &sock);
-	if (err < 0) {
-		pr_err("failed to create udp socket. err = %d\n", err);
+	if (err < 0)
 		return ERR_PTR(err);
-	}
 
 	tnl_cfg.encap_type = 1;
 	tnl_cfg.encap_rcv = rxe_udp_encap_recv;
@@ -696,6 +694,12 @@ static int rxe_net_ipv6_init(void)
 
 	recv_sockets.sk6 = rxe_setup_udp_tunnel(&init_net,
 						htons(ROCE_V2_UDP_DPORT), true);
+	if (PTR_ERR(recv_sockets.sk6) == -EAFNOSUPPORT) {
+		recv_sockets.sk6 = NULL;
+		pr_warn("IPv6 is not supported, can not create a UDPv6 socket\n");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	if (IS_ERR(recv_sockets.sk6)) {
 		recv_sockets.sk6 = NULL;
 		pr_err("Failed to create IPv6 UDP tunnel\n");