diff --git a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
index b66217d1b2f8..fe64988a23ab 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
@@ -1013,7 +1013,7 @@ ipv6_link_dev_addr(struct inet6_dev *idev, struct inet6_ifaddr *ifp)
 	list_for_each(p, &idev->addr_list) {
 		struct inet6_ifaddr *ifa
 			= list_entry(p, struct inet6_ifaddr, if_list);
-		if (ifp_scope >= ipv6_addr_src_scope(&ifa->addr))
+		if (ifp_scope > ipv6_addr_src_scope(&ifa->addr))
 			break;
 	}
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/ioam6.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/ioam6.sh
index 845c26dd01a9..b2b99889942f 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/ioam6.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/ioam6.sh
@@ -273,8 +273,8 @@ setup()
   ip -netns $ioam_node_beta link set ioam-veth-betaR name veth1 &>/dev/null
   ip -netns $ioam_node_gamma link set ioam-veth-gamma name veth0 &>/dev/null
 
-  ip -netns $ioam_node_alpha addr add 2001:db8:1::50/64 dev veth0 &>/dev/null
   ip -netns $ioam_node_alpha addr add 2001:db8:1::2/64 dev veth0 &>/dev/null
+  ip -netns $ioam_node_alpha addr add 2001:db8:1::50/64 dev veth0 &>/dev/null
   ip -netns $ioam_node_alpha link set veth0 up &>/dev/null
   ip -netns $ioam_node_alpha link set lo up &>/dev/null
   ip -netns $ioam_node_alpha route add 2001:db8:2::/64 \