1 files changed, 10 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/net/ipv4/devinet.c b/net/ipv4/devinet.c
index e92f1fd28aa5..5df2f6a0b0f0 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/devinet.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/devinet.c
@@ -1077,12 +1077,16 @@ static int inetdev_event(struct notifier_block *this, unsigned long event,
                 ip_mc_up(in_dev);
                 /* fall through */
         case NETDEV_CHANGEADDR:
-                if (IN_DEV_ARP_NOTIFY(in_dev))
-                        arp_send(ARPOP_REQUEST, ETH_P_ARP,
-                                 in_dev->ifa_list->ifa_address,
-                                 dev,
-                                 in_dev->ifa_list->ifa_address,
-                                 NULL, dev->dev_addr, NULL);
+                /* Send gratuitous ARP to notify of link change */
+                if (IN_DEV_ARP_NOTIFY(in_dev)) {
+                        struct in_ifaddr *ifa = in_dev->ifa_list;
+
+                        if (ifa)
+                                arp_send(ARPOP_REQUEST, ETH_P_ARP,
+                                         ifa->ifa_address, dev,
+                                         ifa->ifa_address, NULL,
+                                         dev->dev_addr, NULL);
+                }
                 break;
         case NETDEV_DOWN:
                 ip_mc_down(in_dev);