diff --git a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
index 82b6f603faa0..cbe681de3818 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
@@ -955,11 +955,7 @@ static int addrconf_fixup_linkdown(const struct ctl_table *table, int *p, int ne
 						     NETCONFA_IGNORE_ROUTES_WITH_LINKDOWN,
 						     NETCONFA_IFINDEX_DEFAULT,
 						     net->ipv6.devconf_dflt);
-		rtnl_net_unlock(net);
-		return 0;
-	}
-
-	if (p == &net->ipv6.devconf_all->ignore_routes_with_linkdown) {
+	} else if (p == &net->ipv6.devconf_all->ignore_routes_with_linkdown) {
 		WRITE_ONCE(net->ipv6.devconf_dflt->ignore_routes_with_linkdown, newf);
 		addrconf_linkdown_change(net, newf);
 		if ((!newf) ^ (!old))
@@ -968,11 +964,21 @@ static int addrconf_fixup_linkdown(const struct ctl_table *table, int *p, int ne
 						     NETCONFA_IGNORE_ROUTES_WITH_LINKDOWN,
 						     NETCONFA_IFINDEX_ALL,
 						     net->ipv6.devconf_all);
+	} else {
+		if (!newf ^ !old) {
+			struct inet6_dev *idev = table->extra1;
+
+			inet6_netconf_notify_devconf(net,
+						     RTM_NEWNETCONF,
+						     NETCONFA_IGNORE_ROUTES_WITH_LINKDOWN,
+						     idev->dev->ifindex,
+						     &idev->cnf);
+		}
 	}
 
 	rtnl_net_unlock(net);
 
-	return 1;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 #endif