diff --git a/test/e2e/network/kube_proxy.go b/test/e2e/network/kube_proxy.go
index 5f1239fcc09..9c34934bc6d 100644
--- a/test/e2e/network/kube_proxy.go
+++ b/test/e2e/network/kube_proxy.go
@@ -261,6 +261,10 @@ var _ = common.SIGDescribe("KubeProxyNFAcct", feature.KubeProxyNFAcct, func() {
 	fr.NamespacePodSecurityLevel = admissionapi.LevelPrivileged
 
 	ginkgo.It("should update metric for tracking accepted packets destined for localhost nodeports", func(ctx context.Context) {
+		if framework.TestContext.ClusterIsIPv6() {
+			e2eskipper.Skipf("test requires IPv4 cluster")
+		}
+
 		cs := fr.ClientSet
 		ns := fr.Namespace.Name