diff --git a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
index 567664eac463..e8c347579da9 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
@@ -2293,6 +2293,9 @@ static int addrconf_notify(struct notifier_block *this, unsigned long event,
 				break;
 			}
 
+			if (!idev && dev->mtu >= IPV6_MIN_MTU)
+				idev = ipv6_add_dev(dev);
+
 			if (idev)
 				idev->if_flags |= IF_READY;
 		} else {
@@ -2357,12 +2360,18 @@ static int addrconf_notify(struct notifier_block *this, unsigned long event,
 		break;
 
 	case NETDEV_CHANGEMTU:
-		if ( idev && dev->mtu >= IPV6_MIN_MTU) {
+		if (idev && dev->mtu >= IPV6_MIN_MTU) {
 			rt6_mtu_change(dev, dev->mtu);
 			idev->cnf.mtu6 = dev->mtu;
 			break;
 		}
 
+		if (!idev && dev->mtu >= IPV6_MIN_MTU) {
+			idev = ipv6_add_dev(dev);
+			if (idev)
+				break;
+		}
+
 		/* MTU falled under IPV6_MIN_MTU. Stop IPv6 on this interface. */
 
 	case NETDEV_DOWN: