diff --git a/lib/doh.c b/lib/doh.c
index 27ada33335..2e6a37785c 100644
--- a/lib/doh.c
+++ b/lib/doh.c
@@ -396,6 +396,7 @@ struct Curl_addrinfo *Curl_doh(struct Curl_easy *data,
     goto error;
   dohp->pending++;
 
+#ifdef ENABLE_IPV6
   if((conn->ip_version != CURL_IPRESOLVE_V4) && Curl_ipv6works(data)) {
     /* create IPv6 DoH request */
     result = dohprobe(data, &dohp->probe[DOH_PROBE_SLOT_IPADDR_V6],
@@ -405,6 +406,7 @@ struct Curl_addrinfo *Curl_doh(struct Curl_easy *data,
       goto error;
     dohp->pending++;
   }
+#endif
   return NULL;
 
   error: