diff --git a/net/ipv6/ndisc.c b/net/ipv6/ndisc.c
index b5812b3f7539..b23822e64228 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ndisc.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ndisc.c
@@ -1748,6 +1748,8 @@ 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;