1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
index 0c5042e7380d..c7852b38e03e 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
@@ -578,6 +578,8 @@ ipv6_add_addr(struct inet6_dev *idev, const struct in6_addr *addr, int pfxlen,
         ifa->flags = flags | IFA_F_TENTATIVE;
         ifa->cstamp = ifa->tstamp = jiffies;
 
+        ifa->rt = rt;
+
         ifa->idev = idev;
         in6_dev_hold(idev);
         /* For caller */
@@ -603,8 +605,6 @@ ipv6_add_addr(struct inet6_dev *idev, const struct in6_addr *addr, int pfxlen,
         }
 #endif
 
-        ifa->rt = rt;
-
         in6_ifa_hold(ifa);
         write_unlock(&idev->lock);
 out2: