}
 }
 
+static void svc_udp_get_sender_address(struct svc_rqst *rqstp,
+                                       struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+       switch (rqstp->rq_sock->sk_sk->sk_family) {
+       case AF_INET: {
+               /* this seems to come from net/ipv4/udp.c:udp_recvmsg */
+                       struct sockaddr_in *sin = svc_addr_in(rqstp);
+
+                       sin->sin_family = AF_INET;
+                       sin->sin_port = skb->h.uh->source;
+                       sin->sin_addr.s_addr = skb->nh.iph->saddr;
+                       rqstp->rq_addrlen = sizeof(struct sockaddr_in);
+                       /* Remember which interface received this request */
+                       rqstp->rq_daddr.addr.s_addr = skb->nh.iph->daddr;
+               }
+               break;
+#if defined(CONFIG_IPV6) || defined(CONFIG_IPV6_MODULE)
+       case AF_INET6: {
+               /* this is derived from net/ipv6/udp.c:udpv6_recvmesg */
+                       struct sockaddr_in6 *sin6 = svc_addr_in6(rqstp);
+
+                       sin6->sin6_family = AF_INET6;
+                       sin6->sin6_port = skb->h.uh->source;
+                       sin6->sin6_flowinfo = 0;
+                       sin6->sin6_scope_id = 0;
+                       if (ipv6_addr_type(&sin6->sin6_addr) &
+                                                       IPV6_ADDR_LINKLOCAL)
+                               sin6->sin6_scope_id = IP6CB(skb)->iif;
+                       ipv6_addr_copy(&sin6->sin6_addr,
+                                                       &skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr);
+                       rqstp->rq_addrlen = sizeof(struct sockaddr_in);
+                       /* Remember which interface received this request */
+                       ipv6_addr_copy(&rqstp->rq_daddr.addr6,
+                                                       &skb->nh.ipv6h->saddr);
+               }
+               break;
+#endif
+       }
+       return;
+}
+
 /*
  * Receive a datagram from a UDP socket.
  */
 static int
 svc_udp_recvfrom(struct svc_rqst *rqstp)
 {
-       struct sockaddr_in *sin = svc_addr_in(rqstp);
        struct svc_sock *svsk = rqstp->rq_sock;
        struct svc_serv *serv = svsk->sk_server;
        struct sk_buff  *skb;
        len  = skb->len - sizeof(struct udphdr);
        rqstp->rq_arg.len = len;
 
-       rqstp->rq_prot        = IPPROTO_UDP;
-
-       /* Get sender address */
-       sin->sin_family = AF_INET;
-       sin->sin_port = skb->h.uh->source;
-       sin->sin_addr.s_addr = skb->nh.iph->saddr;
-       rqstp->rq_addrlen = sizeof(struct sockaddr_in);
+       rqstp->rq_prot = IPPROTO_UDP;
 
-       /* Remember which interface received this request */
-       rqstp->rq_daddr.addr.s_addr = skb->nh.iph->daddr;
+       svc_udp_get_sender_address(rqstp, skb);
 
        if (skb_is_nonlinear(skb)) {
                /* we have to copy */