goto error;
                }
 
-               /* we want to set the don't fragment bit */
-               opt = IPV6_PMTUDISC_DO;
-               ret = kernel_setsockopt(local->socket, SOL_IPV6, IPV6_MTU_DISCOVER,
-                                       (char *) &opt, sizeof(opt));
-               if (ret < 0) {
-                       _debug("setsockopt failed");
-                       goto error;
-               }
-
                /* Fall through and set IPv4 options too otherwise we don't get
                 * errors from IPv4 packets sent through the IPv6 socket.
                 */
 
        skb->tstamp = ktime_get_real();
 
        switch (conn->params.local->srx.transport.family) {
+       case AF_INET6:
        case AF_INET:
                opt = IP_PMTUDISC_DONT;
-               ret = kernel_setsockopt(conn->params.local->socket,
-                                       SOL_IP, IP_MTU_DISCOVER,
-                                       (char *)&opt, sizeof(opt));
-               if (ret == 0) {
-                       ret = kernel_sendmsg(conn->params.local->socket, &msg,
-                                            iov, 2, len);
-                       conn->params.peer->last_tx_at = ktime_get_seconds();
-
-                       opt = IP_PMTUDISC_DO;
-                       kernel_setsockopt(conn->params.local->socket, SOL_IP,
-                                         IP_MTU_DISCOVER,
-                                         (char *)&opt, sizeof(opt));
-               }
-               break;
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_AF_RXRPC_IPV6
-       case AF_INET6:
-               opt = IPV6_PMTUDISC_DONT;
-               ret = kernel_setsockopt(conn->params.local->socket,
-                                       SOL_IPV6, IPV6_MTU_DISCOVER,
-                                       (char *)&opt, sizeof(opt));
-               if (ret == 0) {
-                       ret = kernel_sendmsg(conn->params.local->socket, &msg,
-                                            iov, 2, len);
-                       conn->params.peer->last_tx_at = ktime_get_seconds();
-
-                       opt = IPV6_PMTUDISC_DO;
-                       kernel_setsockopt(conn->params.local->socket,
-                                         SOL_IPV6, IPV6_MTU_DISCOVER,
-                                         (char *)&opt, sizeof(opt));
-               }
+               kernel_setsockopt(conn->params.local->socket,
+                                 SOL_IP, IP_MTU_DISCOVER,
+                                 (char *)&opt, sizeof(opt));
+               ret = kernel_sendmsg(conn->params.local->socket, &msg,
+                                    iov, 2, len);
+               conn->params.peer->last_tx_at = ktime_get_seconds();
+
+               opt = IP_PMTUDISC_DO;
+               kernel_setsockopt(conn->params.local->socket,
+                                 SOL_IP, IP_MTU_DISCOVER,
+                                 (char *)&opt, sizeof(opt));
                break;
-#endif
 
        default:
                BUG();