diff --git a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
index 5476b6536eb7..da0f07e21e3f 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
@@ -2166,16 +2166,18 @@ void addrconf_dad_failure(struct sk_buff *skb, struct inet6_ifaddr *ifp)
 	struct net *net = dev_net(idev->dev);
 	int max_addresses;
 
-	if (addrconf_dad_end(ifp)) {
+	spin_lock_bh(&ifp->lock);
+
+	if (ifp->state != INET6_IFADDR_STATE_DAD) {
+		spin_unlock_bh(&ifp->lock);
 		in6_ifa_put(ifp);
 		return;
 	}
+	ifp->state = INET6_IFADDR_STATE_POSTDAD;
 
 	net_info_ratelimited("%s: IPv6 duplicate address %pI6c used by %pM detected!\n",
 			     ifp->idev->dev->name, &ifp->addr, eth_hdr(skb)->h_source);
 
-	spin_lock_bh(&ifp->lock);
-
 	if (ifp->flags & IFA_F_STABLE_PRIVACY) {
 		struct in6_addr new_addr;
 		struct inet6_ifaddr *ifp2;
@@ -2223,6 +2225,11 @@ void addrconf_dad_failure(struct sk_buff *skb, struct inet6_ifaddr *ifp)
 		in6_ifa_put(ifp2);
 lock_errdad:
 		spin_lock_bh(&ifp->lock);
+		if (ifp->state != INET6_IFADDR_STATE_POSTDAD) {
+			spin_unlock_bh(&ifp->lock);
+			in6_ifa_put(ifp);
+			return;
+		}
 	}
 
 errdad: