diff --git a/net/ipv6/ndisc.c b/net/ipv6/ndisc.c
index 84afb9a77278..55810e4899f1 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ndisc.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ndisc.c
@@ -1686,6 +1686,8 @@ static int ndisc_netdev_event(struct notifier_block *this, unsigned long event,
 	case NETDEV_CHANGEADDR:
 		neigh_changeaddr(&nd_tbl, dev);
 		fib6_run_gc(0, net, false);
+		/* fallthrough */
+	case NETDEV_UP:
 		idev = in6_dev_get(dev);
 		if (!idev)
 			break;