diff --git a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
index 0c5042e7380d391769f8e484132157735cb35e6e..c7852b38e03e451a00923481a327ffa2ce3dd5de 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
@@ -578,6 +578,8 @@ ipv6_add_addr(struct inet6_dev *idev, const struct in6_addr *addr, int pfxlen,
 	ifa->flags = flags | IFA_F_TENTATIVE;
 	ifa->cstamp = ifa->tstamp = jiffies;
 
+	ifa->rt = rt;
+
 	ifa->idev = idev;
 	in6_dev_hold(idev);
 	/* For caller */
@@ -603,8 +605,6 @@ ipv6_add_addr(struct inet6_dev *idev, const struct in6_addr *addr, int pfxlen,
 	}
 #endif
 
-	ifa->rt = rt;
-
 	in6_ifa_hold(ifa);
 	write_unlock(&idev->lock);
 out2: