diff --git a/ipv6/6scripts/Makefile b/ipv6/6scripts/Makefile
index 5600ff0be..2b398d080 100644
--- a/ipv6/6scripts/Makefile
+++ b/ipv6/6scripts/Makefile
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 define Package/6scripts
   SECTION:=ipv6
   CATEGORY:=IPv6
+  DEPENDS:=+kmod-ipv6
   TITLE:=IPv6 scripts
 endef
 
diff --git a/ipv6/6scripts/files/6tunnel.init b/ipv6/6scripts/files/6tunnel.init
index cd4e1fc02..84ba32563 100644
--- a/ipv6/6scripts/files/6tunnel.init
+++ b/ipv6/6scripts/files/6tunnel.init
@@ -46,11 +46,7 @@ stop_service() {
 	ip tunnel del $tnlifname
 }
 start() {
-	if ! [ -f /proc/net/if_inet6 ]; then
-		echo "IPv6 not enabled, install kmod-ipv6";
-		exit 1;
-	fi
-	if ! [ -x /sbin/ip ]; then
+	if ! [ -x /usr/sbin/ip ]; then
 		echo "ip is required to setup the tunnel";
 		exit 1;
 	fi