diff --git a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
index 13c3b697f8c044efdad5059051144b2d58c8b106..f553f72d0bee72827647153df11db246f7c055a4 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
@@ -303,10 +303,10 @@ static struct ipv6_devconf ipv6_devconf_dflt __read_mostly = {
 	.disable_policy		= 0,
 };
 
-/* Check if a valid qdisc is available */
-static inline bool addrconf_qdisc_ok(const struct net_device *dev)
+/* Check if link is ready: is it up and is a valid qdisc available */
+static inline bool addrconf_link_ready(const struct net_device *dev)
 {
-	return !qdisc_tx_is_noop(dev);
+	return netif_oper_up(dev) && !qdisc_tx_is_noop(dev);
 }
 
 static void addrconf_del_rs_timer(struct inet6_dev *idev)
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ static struct inet6_dev *ipv6_add_dev(struct net_device *dev)
 
 	ndev->token = in6addr_any;
 
-	if (netif_running(dev) && addrconf_qdisc_ok(dev))
+	if (netif_running(dev) && addrconf_link_ready(dev))
 		ndev->if_flags |= IF_READY;
 
 	ipv6_mc_init_dev(ndev);
@@ -3403,7 +3403,7 @@ static int addrconf_notify(struct notifier_block *this, unsigned long event,
 			/* restore routes for permanent addresses */
 			addrconf_permanent_addr(dev);
 
-			if (!addrconf_qdisc_ok(dev)) {
+			if (!addrconf_link_ready(dev)) {
 				/* device is not ready yet. */
 				pr_info("ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): %s: link is not ready\n",
 					dev->name);
@@ -3418,7 +3418,7 @@ static int addrconf_notify(struct notifier_block *this, unsigned long event,
 				run_pending = 1;
 			}
 		} else if (event == NETDEV_CHANGE) {
-			if (!addrconf_qdisc_ok(dev)) {
+			if (!addrconf_link_ready(dev)) {
 				/* device is still not ready. */
 				break;
 			}