diff --git a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
index eea9542728ca..d9da5eb9dcb2 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
@@ -2483,8 +2483,10 @@ static int addrconf_notify(struct notifier_block *this, unsigned long event,
 			if (!idev && dev->mtu >= IPV6_MIN_MTU)
 				idev = ipv6_add_dev(dev);
 
-			if (idev)
+			if (idev) {
 				idev->if_flags |= IF_READY;
+				run_pending = 1;
+			}
 		} else {
 			if (!addrconf_qdisc_ok(dev)) {
 				/* device is still not ready. */