diff --git a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
index c2e2a78787ec..d7dbcc8eda10 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
@@ -4940,9 +4940,10 @@ static void inet6_ifa_notify(int event, struct inet6_ifaddr *ifa)
 
 	/* Don't send DELADDR notification for TENTATIVE address,
 	 * since NEWADDR notification is sent only after removing
-	 * TENTATIVE flag.
+	 * TENTATIVE flag, if DAD has not failed.
 	 */
-	if (ifa->flags & IFA_F_TENTATIVE && event == RTM_DELADDR)
+	if (ifa->flags & IFA_F_TENTATIVE && !(ifa->flags & IFA_F_DADFAILED) &&
+	    event == RTM_DELADDR)
 		return;
 
 	skb = nlmsg_new(inet6_ifaddr_msgsize(), GFP_ATOMIC);