diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/preflight/checks.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/preflight/checks.go
index 258453bfae6..422167319f7 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/preflight/checks.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/preflight/checks.go
@@ -933,7 +933,7 @@ func RunInitNodeChecks(execer utilsexec.Interface, cfg *kubeadmapi.InitConfigura
 
 		// Check if Bridge-netfilter and IPv6 relevant flags are set
 		if ip := netutils.ParseIPSloppy(cfg.LocalAPIEndpoint.AdvertiseAddress); ip != nil {
-			if netutils.IsIPv6(ip) {
+			if netutils.IsIPv6(ip) && runtime.GOOS == "linux" {
 				checks = append(checks,
 					FileContentCheck{Path: bridgenf6, Content: []byte{'1'}},
 					FileContentCheck{Path: ipv6DefaultForwarding, Content: []byte{'1'}},
@@ -1003,7 +1003,7 @@ func RunJoinNodeChecks(execer utilsexec.Interface, cfg *kubeadmapi.JoinConfigura
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	if addIPv6Checks {
+	if addIPv6Checks && runtime.GOOS == "linux" {
 		checks = append(checks,
 			FileContentCheck{Path: bridgenf6, Content: []byte{'1'}},
 			FileContentCheck{Path: ipv6DefaultForwarding, Content: []byte{'1'}},