diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/Makefile b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/Makefile
index f3211809..a5c19b39 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 # Copyright (c) 2024, NVIDIA CORPORATION.  All rights reserved.
 
-ifeq ($(shell expr \( $(VERSION) \) \* 10000 + \( $(PATCHLEVEL) \) \* 100 + \( $(SUBLEVEL) \) \<= 60804), 1)
 obj-m += r8168/
-endif
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8168/Makefile b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8168/Makefile
index 6b27dbc7..8cb70f58 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8168/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8168/Makefile
@@ -30,6 +30,15 @@
 #  US6,570,884, US6,115,776, and US6,327,625.
 ################################################################################
 
+LINUX_VERSION := $(shell expr $(VERSION) \* 256 + $(PATCHLEVEL))
+LINUX_VERSION_6_9 := $(shell expr 6 \* 256 + 9)
+
+# Use dummy R8168 driver for K69 and later
+ifeq ($(shell test $(LINUX_VERSION) -ge $(LINUX_VERSION_6_9); echo $$?),0)
+obj-m := r8168.o
+r8168-objs := r8168_dummy.o
+else
+
 CONFIG_SOC_LAN = n
 ENABLE_FIBER_SUPPORT = n
 ENABLE_REALWOW_SUPPORT = n
@@ -193,3 +202,4 @@ install:
 #endif
 
 endif
+endif
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8168/r8168_dummy.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8168/r8168_dummy.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..44b2b8c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8168/r8168_dummy.c
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+// 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 r8168_dummy_dummy_init(void)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+device_initcall(r8168_dummy_dummy_init);
+
+MODULE_AUTHOR("Laxman Dewangan <ldewangan@nvidia.com>");
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Dummy R8168 dummy driver");
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");