1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/net/core/netpoll.c b/net/core/netpoll.c
index c03f3dec4763..a664f7829a6d 100644
--- a/net/core/netpoll.c
+++ b/net/core/netpoll.c
@@ -948,6 +948,7 @@ int netpoll_parse_options(struct netpoll *np, char *opt)
 {
         char *cur=opt, *delim;
         int ipv6;
+        bool ipversion_set = false;
 
         if (*cur != '@') {
                 if ((delim = strchr(cur, '@')) == NULL)
@@ -960,6 +961,7 @@ int netpoll_parse_options(struct netpoll *np, char *opt)
         cur++;
 
         if (*cur != '/') {
+                ipversion_set = true;
                 if ((delim = strchr(cur, '/')) == NULL)
                         goto parse_failed;
                 *delim = 0;
@@ -1002,7 +1004,7 @@ int netpoll_parse_options(struct netpoll *np, char *opt)
         ipv6 = netpoll_parse_ip_addr(cur, &np->remote_ip);
         if (ipv6 < 0)
                 goto parse_failed;
-        else if (np->ipv6 != (bool)ipv6)
+        else if (ipversion_set && np->ipv6 != (bool)ipv6)
                 goto parse_failed;
         else
                 np->ipv6 = (bool)ipv6;