diff --git a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
index fdbfeca36d63..344e972426df 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
@@ -1103,8 +1103,11 @@ retry:
 	 * Lifetime is greater than REGEN_ADVANCE time units.  In particular,
 	 * an implementation must not create a temporary address with a zero
 	 * Preferred Lifetime.
+	 * Use age calculation as in addrconf_verify to avoid unnecessary
+	 * temporary addresses being generated.
 	 */
-	if (tmp_prefered_lft <= regen_advance) {
+	age = (now - tmp_tstamp + ADDRCONF_TIMER_FUZZ_MINUS) / HZ;
+	if (tmp_prefered_lft <= regen_advance + age) {
 		in6_ifa_put(ifp);
 		in6_dev_put(idev);
 		ret = -1;