diff --git a/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c b/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c
index a9a9553ee63df8eb6e16e00d5da8c29406435350..e82e59f22dfc0e8eabe6b8dd3e12f5c25533142b 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c
@@ -933,8 +933,6 @@ static int __init inet6_init(void)
 	if (err)
 		goto igmp_fail;
 
-	ipv6_stub = &ipv6_stub_impl;
-
 	err = ipv6_netfilter_init();
 	if (err)
 		goto netfilter_fail;
@@ -1010,6 +1008,10 @@ static int __init inet6_init(void)
 	if (err)
 		goto sysctl_fail;
 #endif
+
+	/* ensure that ipv6 stubs are visible only after ipv6 is ready */
+	wmb();
+	ipv6_stub = &ipv6_stub_impl;
 out:
 	return err;