diff --git a/pkg/portutil/procnet/procnet_linux.go b/pkg/portutil/procnet/procnet_linux.go
index 559ea6d946f..c47302841c6 100644
--- a/pkg/portutil/procnet/procnet_linux.go
+++ b/pkg/portutil/procnet/procnet_linux.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package procnet
 
 import (
 	"bufio"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 )
@@ -52,6 +53,10 @@ func ReadStatsFileData(protocol string) ([]string, error) {
 
 	fp, err := os.Open(fileAddress)
 	if err != nil {
+		// IPv6-disabled environments do not have these files.
+		if (fileAddress == netTCP6Stats || fileAddress == netUDP6Stats) && errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
+			return nil, nil
+		}
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	defer fp.Close()