1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
index 93b7a933a775..848b35591042 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
@@ -2669,7 +2669,9 @@ static int addrconf_ifdown(struct net_device *dev, int how)
 
         ASSERT_RTNL();
 
-        rt6_ifdown(net, dev);
+        /* Flush routes if device is being removed or it is not loopback */
+        if (how || !(dev->flags & IFF_LOOPBACK))
+                rt6_ifdown(net, dev);
         neigh_ifdown(&nd_tbl, dev);
 
         idev = __in6_dev_get(dev);