diff --git a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
index bdf368eff5ab..2f1f5d439788 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
@@ -1948,6 +1948,7 @@ errdad:
 	spin_unlock_bh(&ifp->lock);
 
 	addrconf_mod_dad_work(ifp, 0);
+	in6_ifa_put(ifp);
 }
 
 /* Join to solicited addr multicast group.
@@ -3857,6 +3858,7 @@ static void addrconf_dad_work(struct work_struct *w)
 		addrconf_dad_begin(ifp);
 		goto out;
 	} else if (action == DAD_ABORT) {
+		in6_ifa_hold(ifp);
 		addrconf_dad_stop(ifp, 1);
 		if (disable_ipv6)
 			addrconf_ifdown(idev->dev, 0);