diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/Makefile b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/Makefile
index 9eee9c07..4764ce36 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,4 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2024, NVIDIA CORPORATION.  All rights reserved.
 
 obj-m += r8168/
-
-ifeq ($(shell expr \( $(VERSION) \) \* 10000 + \( $(PATCHLEVEL) \) \* 100 + \( $(SUBLEVEL) \) \<= 60400), 1)
 obj-m += r8126/
-endif
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8126/Makefile b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8126/Makefile
index c6cb3b3a..670d1614 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8126/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8126/Makefile
@@ -29,6 +29,14 @@
 #  This product is covered by one or more of the following patents:
 #  US6,570,884, US6,115,776, and US6,327,625.
 ################################################################################
+LINUX_VERSION := $(shell expr $(VERSION) \* 256 + $(PATCHLEVEL))
+LINUX_VERSION_6_9 := $(shell expr 6 \* 256 + 9)
+
+# Use dummy R8126 driver for K69 and later
+ifeq ($(shell test $(LINUX_VERSION) -ge $(LINUX_VERSION_6_9); echo $$?),0)
+obj-m := r8126.o
+r8168-objs := r8126_dummy.o
+else
 
 CONFIG_SOC_LAN = n
 ENABLE_REALWOW_SUPPORT = n
@@ -131,3 +139,5 @@ endif
 ifeq ($(ENABLE_RX_PACKET_FRAGMENT), y)
 	EXTRA_CFLAGS += -DENABLE_RX_PACKET_FRAGMENT
 endif
+
+endif
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8126/r8126_dummy.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8126/r8126_dummy.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..62469714
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8126/r8126_dummy.c
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2024 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+
+#include <linux/module.h>
+
+/* Dummy implementation for module */
+static int __init r8126_dummy_dummy_init(void)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+device_initcall(r8126_dummy_dummy_init);
+
+MODULE_AUTHOR("Laxman Dewangan <ldewangan@nvidia.com>");
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Dummy R8126 dummy driver");
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");