diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-support/mtr/mtr_0.86.bb b/meta-networking/recipes-support/mtr/mtr_0.86.bb
index 7b737916bb..1d8a2cf9da 100644
--- a/meta-networking/recipes-support/mtr/mtr_0.86.bb
+++ b/meta-networking/recipes-support/mtr/mtr_0.86.bb
@@ -17,3 +17,5 @@ inherit autotools
 
 EXTRA_OECONF = "--without-gtk"
 
+PACKAGECONFIG ??= "${@bb.utils.contains('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'ipv6', 'ipv6', '', d)}"
+PACKAGECONFIG[ipv6] = "--enable-ipv6,--disable-ipv6,"