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diff --git a/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt b/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt
index 3ffd233c369c..8be76235fe67 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt
+++ b/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt
@@ -1057,6 +1057,13 @@ disable_ipv6 - BOOLEAN
         address.
         Default: FALSE (enable IPv6 operation)
 
+        When this value is changed from 1 to 0 (IPv6 is being enabled),
+        it will dynamically create a link-local address on the given
+        interface and start Duplicate Address Detection, if necessary.
+
+        When this value is changed from 0 to 1 (IPv6 is being disabled),
+        it will dynamically delete all address on the given interface.
+
 accept_dad - INTEGER
         Whether to accept DAD (Duplicate Address Detection).
         0: Disable DAD