@@ -746,6 +746,9 @@ func verifyDaemonSettings(conf *config.Config) error {

 	if !conf.BridgeConfig.EnableIPTables && !conf.BridgeConfig.InterContainerCommunication {

 		return fmt.Errorf("You specified --iptables=false with --icc=false. ICC=false uses iptables to function. Please set --icc or --iptables to true")

 	}

+	if conf.BridgeConfig.EnableIP6Tables && !conf.Experimental {

+		return fmt.Errorf("ip6tables rules are only available if experimental features are enabled")

+	}

 	if !conf.BridgeConfig.EnableIPTables && conf.BridgeConfig.EnableIPMasq {

 		conf.BridgeConfig.EnableIPMasq = false

 	}