diff --git a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
index dd3be06d5a06..6a576ff92c39 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
@@ -4032,12 +4032,6 @@ static void addrconf_dad_work(struct work_struct *w)
 
 	rtnl_lock();
 
-	/* check if device was taken down before this delayed work
-	 * function could be canceled
-	 */
-	if (idev->dead || !(idev->if_flags & IF_READY))
-		goto out;
-
 	spin_lock_bh(&ifp->lock);
 	if (ifp->state == INET6_IFADDR_STATE_PREDAD) {
 		action = DAD_BEGIN;
@@ -4083,6 +4077,11 @@ static void addrconf_dad_work(struct work_struct *w)
 		goto out;
 
 	write_lock_bh(&idev->lock);
+	if (idev->dead || !(idev->if_flags & IF_READY)) {
+		write_unlock_bh(&idev->lock);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
 	spin_lock(&ifp->lock);
 	if (ifp->state == INET6_IFADDR_STATE_DEAD) {
 		spin_unlock(&ifp->lock);