diff --git a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
index 6b1310d5e808..a4c00242a90b 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
@@ -3189,6 +3189,10 @@ static void addrconf_dev_config(struct net_device *dev)
 	    (dev->type != ARPHRD_6LOWPAN) &&
 	    (dev->type != ARPHRD_NONE)) {
 		/* Alas, we support only Ethernet autoconfiguration. */
+		idev = __in6_dev_get(dev);
+		if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(idev) && dev->flags & IFF_UP &&
+		    dev->flags & IFF_MULTICAST)
+			ipv6_mc_up(idev);
 		return;
 	}