diff --git a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
index da4241c8c7dafe0004a53ed85dfc270cd3be16ba..498ea99194af69eeaab39f05134e4eb646e22c8a 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
@@ -1126,12 +1126,10 @@ static int ipv6_create_tempaddr(struct inet6_ifaddr *ifp, struct inet6_ifaddr *i
 	if (ifp->flags & IFA_F_OPTIMISTIC)
 		addr_flags |= IFA_F_OPTIMISTIC;
 
-	ift = !max_addresses ||
-	      ipv6_count_addresses(idev) < max_addresses ?
-		ipv6_add_addr(idev, &addr, NULL, tmp_plen,
-			      ipv6_addr_scope(&addr), addr_flags,
-			      tmp_valid_lft, tmp_prefered_lft) : NULL;
-	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(ift)) {
+	ift = ipv6_add_addr(idev, &addr, NULL, tmp_plen,
+			    ipv6_addr_scope(&addr), addr_flags,
+			    tmp_valid_lft, tmp_prefered_lft);
+	if (IS_ERR(ift)) {
 		in6_ifa_put(ifp);
 		in6_dev_put(idev);
 		pr_info("%s: retry temporary address regeneration\n", __func__);