diff --git a/drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvlan.h b/drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvlan.h
index 953a97492fab..9542b7bac61a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvlan.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvlan.h
@@ -67,8 +67,6 @@ struct ipvl_dev {
 	struct ipvl_port	*port;
 	struct net_device	*phy_dev;
 	struct list_head	addrs;
-	int			ipv4cnt;
-	int			ipv6cnt;
 	struct ipvl_pcpu_stats	__percpu *pcpu_stats;
 	DECLARE_BITMAP(mac_filters, IPVLAN_MAC_FILTER_SIZE);
 	netdev_features_t	sfeatures;
@@ -106,6 +104,11 @@ static inline struct ipvl_port *ipvlan_port_get_rcu(const struct net_device *d)
 	return rcu_dereference(d->rx_handler_data);
 }
 
+static inline struct ipvl_port *ipvlan_port_get_rcu_bh(const struct net_device *d)
+{
+	return rcu_dereference_bh(d->rx_handler_data);
+}
+
 static inline struct ipvl_port *ipvlan_port_get_rtnl(const struct net_device *d)
 {
 	return rtnl_dereference(d->rx_handler_data);
@@ -124,5 +127,5 @@ struct ipvl_addr *ipvlan_find_addr(const struct ipvl_dev *ipvlan,
 bool ipvlan_addr_busy(struct ipvl_port *port, void *iaddr, bool is_v6);
 struct ipvl_addr *ipvlan_ht_addr_lookup(const struct ipvl_port *port,
 					const void *iaddr, bool is_v6);
-void ipvlan_ht_addr_del(struct ipvl_addr *addr, bool sync);
+void ipvlan_ht_addr_del(struct ipvl_addr *addr);
 #endif /* __IPVLAN_H */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvlan_core.c b/drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvlan_core.c
index 8afbedad620d..207f62e8de9a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvlan_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvlan_core.c
@@ -85,11 +85,9 @@ void ipvlan_ht_addr_add(struct ipvl_dev *ipvlan, struct ipvl_addr *addr)
 		hlist_add_head_rcu(&addr->hlnode, &port->hlhead[hash]);
 }
 
-void ipvlan_ht_addr_del(struct ipvl_addr *addr, bool sync)
+void ipvlan_ht_addr_del(struct ipvl_addr *addr)
 {
 	hlist_del_init_rcu(&addr->hlnode);
-	if (sync)
-		synchronize_rcu();
 }
 
 struct ipvl_addr *ipvlan_find_addr(const struct ipvl_dev *ipvlan,
@@ -531,7 +529,7 @@ static int ipvlan_xmit_mode_l2(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 int ipvlan_queue_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct ipvl_dev *ipvlan = netdev_priv(dev);
-	struct ipvl_port *port = ipvlan_port_get_rcu(ipvlan->phy_dev);
+	struct ipvl_port *port = ipvlan_port_get_rcu_bh(ipvlan->phy_dev);
 
 	if (!port)
 		goto out;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvlan_main.c b/drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvlan_main.c
index 1acc283160d9..20b58bdecf75 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvlan_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvlan_main.c
@@ -153,10 +153,9 @@ static int ipvlan_open(struct net_device *dev)
 	else
 		dev->flags &= ~IFF_NOARP;
 
-	if (ipvlan->ipv6cnt > 0 || ipvlan->ipv4cnt > 0) {
-		list_for_each_entry(addr, &ipvlan->addrs, anode)
-			ipvlan_ht_addr_add(ipvlan, addr);
-	}
+	list_for_each_entry(addr, &ipvlan->addrs, anode)
+		ipvlan_ht_addr_add(ipvlan, addr);
+
 	return dev_uc_add(phy_dev, phy_dev->dev_addr);
 }
 
@@ -171,10 +170,9 @@ static int ipvlan_stop(struct net_device *dev)
 
 	dev_uc_del(phy_dev, phy_dev->dev_addr);
 
-	if (ipvlan->ipv6cnt > 0 || ipvlan->ipv4cnt > 0) {
-		list_for_each_entry(addr, &ipvlan->addrs, anode)
-			ipvlan_ht_addr_del(addr, !dev->dismantle);
-	}
+	list_for_each_entry(addr, &ipvlan->addrs, anode)
+		ipvlan_ht_addr_del(addr);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -471,8 +469,6 @@ static int ipvlan_link_new(struct net *src_net, struct net_device *dev,
 	ipvlan->port = port;
 	ipvlan->sfeatures = IPVLAN_FEATURES;
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ipvlan->addrs);
-	ipvlan->ipv4cnt = 0;
-	ipvlan->ipv6cnt = 0;
 
 	/* TODO Probably put random address here to be presented to the
 	 * world but keep using the physical-dev address for the outgoing
@@ -508,12 +504,12 @@ static void ipvlan_link_delete(struct net_device *dev, struct list_head *head)
 	struct ipvl_dev *ipvlan = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct ipvl_addr *addr, *next;
 
-	if (ipvlan->ipv6cnt > 0 || ipvlan->ipv4cnt > 0) {
-		list_for_each_entry_safe(addr, next, &ipvlan->addrs, anode) {
-			ipvlan_ht_addr_del(addr, !dev->dismantle);
-			list_del(&addr->anode);
-		}
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(addr, next, &ipvlan->addrs, anode) {
+		ipvlan_ht_addr_del(addr);
+		list_del(&addr->anode);
+		kfree_rcu(addr, rcu);
 	}
+
 	list_del_rcu(&ipvlan->pnode);
 	unregister_netdevice_queue(dev, head);
 	netdev_upper_dev_unlink(ipvlan->phy_dev, dev);
@@ -627,7 +623,7 @@ static int ipvlan_add_addr6(struct ipvl_dev *ipvlan, struct in6_addr *ip6_addr)
 	memcpy(&addr->ip6addr, ip6_addr, sizeof(struct in6_addr));
 	addr->atype = IPVL_IPV6;
 	list_add_tail(&addr->anode, &ipvlan->addrs);
-	ipvlan->ipv6cnt++;
+
 	/* If the interface is not up, the address will be added to the hash
 	 * list by ipvlan_open.
 	 */
@@ -645,10 +641,8 @@ static void ipvlan_del_addr6(struct ipvl_dev *ipvlan, struct in6_addr *ip6_addr)
 	if (!addr)
 		return;
 
-	ipvlan_ht_addr_del(addr, true);
+	ipvlan_ht_addr_del(addr);
 	list_del(&addr->anode);
-	ipvlan->ipv6cnt--;
-	WARN_ON(ipvlan->ipv6cnt < 0);
 	kfree_rcu(addr, rcu);
 
 	return;
@@ -661,6 +655,10 @@ static int ipvlan_addr6_event(struct notifier_block *unused,
 	struct net_device *dev = (struct net_device *)if6->idev->dev;
 	struct ipvl_dev *ipvlan = netdev_priv(dev);
 
+	/* FIXME IPv6 autoconf calls us from bh without RTNL */
+	if (in_softirq())
+		return NOTIFY_DONE;
+
 	if (!netif_is_ipvlan(dev))
 		return NOTIFY_DONE;
 
@@ -699,7 +697,7 @@ static int ipvlan_add_addr4(struct ipvl_dev *ipvlan, struct in_addr *ip4_addr)
 	memcpy(&addr->ip4addr, ip4_addr, sizeof(struct in_addr));
 	addr->atype = IPVL_IPV4;
 	list_add_tail(&addr->anode, &ipvlan->addrs);
-	ipvlan->ipv4cnt++;
+
 	/* If the interface is not up, the address will be added to the hash
 	 * list by ipvlan_open.
 	 */
@@ -717,10 +715,8 @@ static void ipvlan_del_addr4(struct ipvl_dev *ipvlan, struct in_addr *ip4_addr)
 	if (!addr)
 		return;
 
-	ipvlan_ht_addr_del(addr, true);
+	ipvlan_ht_addr_del(addr);
 	list_del(&addr->anode);
-	ipvlan->ipv4cnt--;
-	WARN_ON(ipvlan->ipv4cnt < 0);
 	kfree_rcu(addr, rcu);
 
 	return;