diff --git a/drivers/net/vrf.c b/drivers/net/vrf.c
index 6b5a4d036d15..bdb3a76a352e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vrf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/vrf.c
@@ -1385,8 +1385,8 @@ static struct sk_buff *vrf_ip6_rcv(struct net_device *vrf_dev,
 
 	/* loopback, multicast & non-ND link-local traffic; do not push through
 	 * packet taps again. Reset pkt_type for upper layers to process skb.
-	 * For strict packets with a source LLA, determine the dst using the
-	 * original ifindex.
+	 * For non-loopback strict packets, determine the dst using the original
+	 * ifindex.
 	 */
 	if (skb->pkt_type == PACKET_LOOPBACK || (need_strict && !is_ndisc)) {
 		skb->dev = vrf_dev;
@@ -1395,7 +1395,7 @@ static struct sk_buff *vrf_ip6_rcv(struct net_device *vrf_dev,
 
 		if (skb->pkt_type == PACKET_LOOPBACK)
 			skb->pkt_type = PACKET_HOST;
-		else if (ipv6_addr_type(&ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr) & IPV6_ADDR_LINKLOCAL)
+		else
 			vrf_ip6_input_dst(skb, vrf_dev, orig_iif);
 
 		goto out;