diff --git a/api/types/network/ipam.go b/api/types/network/ipam.go
index ace145d7e3..f319e1402b 100644
--- a/api/types/network/ipam.go
+++ b/api/types/network/ipam.go
@@ -49,12 +49,12 @@ func ValidateIPAM(ipam *IPAM, enableIPv6 bool) error {
 			subnetFamily = ip6
 		}
 
-		if subnet != subnet.Masked() {
-			errs = append(errs, fmt.Errorf("invalid subnet %s: it should be %s", subnet, subnet.Masked()))
+		if !enableIPv6 && subnetFamily == ip6 {
+			continue
 		}
 
-		if !enableIPv6 && subnetFamily == ip6 {
-			errs = append(errs, fmt.Errorf("invalid subnet %s: IPv6 has not been enabled for this network", subnet))
+		if subnet != subnet.Masked() {
+			errs = append(errs, fmt.Errorf("invalid subnet %s: it should be %s", subnet, subnet.Masked()))
 		}
 
 		if ipRangeErrs := validateIPRange(cfg.IPRange, subnet, subnetFamily); len(ipRangeErrs) > 0 {
diff --git a/api/types/network/ipam_test.go b/api/types/network/ipam_test.go
index 5b5b48480c..446dbae8aa 100644
--- a/api/types/network/ipam_test.go
+++ b/api/types/network/ipam_test.go
@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@ func TestNetworkWithInvalidIPAM(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			name:           "IPv6 subnet is discarded when IPv6 is disabled",
-			ipam:           IPAM{Config: []IPAMConfig{{Subnet: "2001:db8::/32"}}},
-			ipv6:           false,
-			expectedErrors: []string{"invalid subnet 2001:db8::/32: IPv6 has not been enabled for this network"},
+			// Regression test for https://github.com/moby/moby/issues/47202
+			name: "IPv6 subnet is discarded with no error when IPv6 is disabled",
+			ipam: IPAM{Config: []IPAMConfig{{Subnet: "2001:db8::/32"}}},
+			ipv6: false,
 		},
 		{
 			name: "Invalid data - Subnet",