diff --git a/pkg/daemon/ovs_linux.go b/pkg/daemon/ovs_linux.go
index e7f919308bc..7f1a9359c4b 100644
--- a/pkg/daemon/ovs_linux.go
+++ b/pkg/daemon/ovs_linux.go
@@ -904,7 +904,7 @@ func configureNic(link, ip string, macAddr net.HardwareAddr, mtu int, detectIPCo
 		ipDelMap[ipAddr.IPNet.String()] = ipAddr
 	}
 
-	if ipv6LinkLocalOn && !isIPv6LinkLocalExist {
+	if ipv6LinkLocalOn && !isIPv6LinkLocalExist && util.CheckProtocol(ip) == kubeovnv1.ProtocolIPv6 {
 		linkLocal, err := macToLinkLocalIPv6(macAddr)
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to generate link-local address: %v", err)