diff --git a/locals.tf b/locals.tf
index 852515e..2598d40 100644
--- a/locals.tf
+++ b/locals.tf
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ locals {
   # `peer_dest_cidrs` represent CIDR of this VPC, therefore a destination CIDR for peer_vpc
   # Destination cidrs for this are in peer and vice versa
   this_dest_ipv4_cidrs = toset(compact(length(var.peer_subnets_ids) == 0 ? [data.aws_vpc.peer_vpc.cidr_block] : data.aws_subnet.peer[*].cidr_block))
-  this_dest_ipv6_cidrs = toset(compact(length(var.peer_subnets_ids) == 0 ? [data.aws_vpc.peer_vpc.ipv6_cidr_block] : data.aws_subnet.peer[*].ipv6_cidr_block))
+  this_dest_ipv6_cidrs = toset(compact(length(var.peer_subnets_ids) == 0 && var.use_ipv6 ? [data.aws_vpc.peer_vpc.ipv6_cidr_block] : data.aws_subnet.peer[*].ipv6_cidr_block))
   peer_dest_ipv4_cidrs = toset(compact(length(var.this_subnets_ids) == 0 ? [data.aws_vpc.this_vpc.cidr_block] : data.aws_subnet.this[*].cidr_block))
-  peer_dest_ipv6_cidrs = toset(compact(length(var.this_subnets_ids) == 0 ? [data.aws_vpc.this_vpc.ipv6_cidr_block] : data.aws_subnet.this[*].ipv6_cidr_block))
+  peer_dest_ipv6_cidrs = toset(compact(length(var.this_subnets_ids) == 0 && var.use_ipv6 ? [data.aws_vpc.this_vpc.ipv6_cidr_block] : data.aws_subnet.this[*].ipv6_cidr_block))
 
   # Get associated CIDR blocks
   this_associated_dest_cidrs = toset(compact([for k, v in data.aws_vpc.peer_vpc.cidr_block_associations : v.cidr_block]))
@@ -94,7 +94,9 @@ locals {
   create_associated_routes_this = var.from_this && var.from_this_associated
   create_associated_routes_peer = var.from_peer && var.from_peer_associated
   create_routes_this            = var.from_this && !local.create_associated_routes_this
+  create_routes_this_ipv6       = var.from_this && !local.create_associated_routes_this && var.use_ipv6
   create_routes_peer            = var.from_peer && !local.create_associated_routes_peer
+  create_routes_peer_ipv6       = var.from_peer && !local.create_associated_routes_peer && var.use_ipv6
 
   # Build tags
   requester_tags = var.name == "" ? merge(
diff --git a/main.tf b/main.tf
index 9bce2e1..6815807 100644
--- a/main.tf
+++ b/main.tf
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ resource "aws_route" "this_routes" {
 resource "aws_route" "this_ipv6_routes" {
   provider = aws.this
   # Only create routes for this route table if input dictates it, and in that case, for all combinations
-  count                       = local.create_routes_this ? length(local.this_ipv6_routes) : 0
+  count                       = local.create_routes_this_ipv6 ? length(local.this_ipv6_routes) : 0
   route_table_id              = local.this_ipv6_routes[count.index].rts_id
   destination_ipv6_cidr_block = local.this_ipv6_routes[count.index].dest_ipv6_cidr
   vpc_peering_connection_id   = aws_vpc_peering_connection.this.id
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ resource "aws_route" "peer_routes" {
 resource "aws_route" "peer_ipv6_routes" {
   provider = aws.peer
   # Only create routes for peer route table if input dictates it, and in that case, for all combinations
-  count                       = local.create_routes_peer ? length(local.peer_ipv6_routes) : 0
+  count                       = local.create_routes_peer_ipv6 ? length(local.peer_ipv6_routes) : 0
   route_table_id              = local.peer_ipv6_routes[count.index].rts_id
   destination_ipv6_cidr_block = local.peer_ipv6_routes[count.index].dest_ipv6_cidr
   vpc_peering_connection_id   = aws_vpc_peering_connection.this.id
diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index ce9a6d8..f28c17b 100644
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -87,3 +87,9 @@ variable "peer_rts_ids" {
   type        = list(string)
   default     = []
 }
+
+variable "use_ipv6" {
+  description = "If ipv6 should be used"
+  type        = bool
+  default     = true
+}