diff --git a/net/ipv6/raw.c b/net/ipv6/raw.c
index ca24ef1..807260d 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/raw.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/raw.c
@@ -1144,6 +1144,8 @@ static int rawv6_init_sk(struct sock *sk)
 	return(0);
 }
 
+DEFINE_PROTO_INUSE(rawv6)
+
 struct proto rawv6_prot = {
 	.name		   = "RAWv6",
 	.owner		   = THIS_MODULE,
@@ -1166,6 +1168,7 @@ struct proto rawv6_prot = {
 	.compat_setsockopt = compat_rawv6_setsockopt,
 	.compat_getsockopt = compat_rawv6_getsockopt,
 #endif
+	REF_PROTO_INUSE(rawv6)
 };
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
diff --git a/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c b/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
index 4b90328..c7b8921 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
@@ -2107,6 +2107,8 @@ void tcp6_proc_exit(void)
 }
 #endif
 
+DEFINE_PROTO_INUSE(tcpv6)
+
 struct proto tcpv6_prot = {
 	.name			= "TCPv6",
 	.owner			= THIS_MODULE,
@@ -2141,6 +2143,7 @@ struct proto tcpv6_prot = {
 	.compat_setsockopt	= compat_tcp_setsockopt,
 	.compat_getsockopt	= compat_tcp_getsockopt,
 #endif
+	REF_PROTO_INUSE(tcpv6)
 };
 
 static struct inet6_protocol tcpv6_protocol = {
diff --git a/net/ipv6/udp.c b/net/ipv6/udp.c
index caebad6..d198ed4 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/udp.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/udp.c
@@ -971,6 +971,8 @@ void udp6_proc_exit(void) {
 
 /* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ */
 
+DEFINE_PROTO_INUSE(udpv6)
+
 struct proto udpv6_prot = {
 	.name		   = "UDPv6",
 	.owner		   = THIS_MODULE,
@@ -992,6 +994,7 @@ struct proto udpv6_prot = {
 	.compat_setsockopt = compat_udpv6_setsockopt,
 	.compat_getsockopt = compat_udpv6_getsockopt,
 #endif
+	REF_PROTO_INUSE(udpv6)
 };
 
 static struct inet_protosw udpv6_protosw = {
diff --git a/net/ipv6/udplite.c b/net/ipv6/udplite.c
index 766566f..5a0379f 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/udplite.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/udplite.c
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ static int udplite_v6_get_port(struct sock *sk, unsigned short snum)
 	return udplite_get_port(sk, snum, ipv6_rcv_saddr_equal);
 }
 
+DEFINE_PROTO_INUSE(udplitev6)
+
 struct proto udplitev6_prot = {
 	.name		   = "UDPLITEv6",
 	.owner		   = THIS_MODULE,
@@ -62,6 +64,7 @@ struct proto udplitev6_prot = {
 	.compat_setsockopt = compat_udpv6_setsockopt,
 	.compat_getsockopt = compat_udpv6_getsockopt,
 #endif
+	REF_PROTO_INUSE(udplitev6)
 };
 
 static struct inet_protosw udplite6_protosw = {