diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/if_addr.h b/include/uapi/linux/if_addr.h
index 40fdfea39714..4318ab1635ce 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/if_addr.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/if_addr.h
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ enum {
 #define IFA_F_MANAGETEMPADDR	0x100
 #define IFA_F_NOPREFIXROUTE	0x200
 #define IFA_F_MCAUTOJOIN	0x400
+#define IFA_F_STABLE_PRIVACY	0x800
 
 struct ifa_cacheinfo {
 	__u32	ifa_prefered;
diff --git a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
index 6813268ce8b8..c2357b6f62dd 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
@@ -2199,6 +2199,7 @@ void addrconf_prefix_rcv(struct net_device *dev, u8 *opt, int len, bool sllao)
 	__u32 valid_lft;
 	__u32 prefered_lft;
 	int addr_type;
+	u32 addr_flags = 0;
 	struct inet6_dev *in6_dev;
 	struct net *net = dev_net(dev);
 
@@ -2309,6 +2310,7 @@ void addrconf_prefix_rcv(struct net_device *dev, u8 *opt, int len, bool sllao)
 				   IN6_ADDR_GEN_MODE_STABLE_PRIVACY &&
 				   !ipv6_generate_stable_address(&addr, 0,
 								 in6_dev)) {
+				addr_flags |= IFA_F_STABLE_PRIVACY;
 				goto ok;
 			} else if (ipv6_generate_eui64(addr.s6_addr + 8, dev) &&
 				   ipv6_inherit_eui64(addr.s6_addr + 8, in6_dev)) {
@@ -2328,7 +2330,6 @@ void addrconf_prefix_rcv(struct net_device *dev, u8 *opt, int len, bool sllao)
 
 		if (ifp == NULL && valid_lft) {
 			int max_addresses = in6_dev->cnf.max_addresses;
-			u32 addr_flags = 0;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_IPV6_OPTIMISTIC_DAD
 			if (in6_dev->cnf.optimistic_dad &&
@@ -2807,10 +2808,11 @@ static void init_loopback(struct net_device *dev)
 	}
 }
 
-static void addrconf_add_linklocal(struct inet6_dev *idev, const struct in6_addr *addr)
+static void addrconf_add_linklocal(struct inet6_dev *idev,
+				   const struct in6_addr *addr, u32 flags)
 {
 	struct inet6_ifaddr *ifp;
-	u32 addr_flags = IFA_F_PERMANENT;
+	u32 addr_flags = flags | IFA_F_PERMANENT;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_IPV6_OPTIMISTIC_DAD
 	if (idev->cnf.optimistic_dad &&
@@ -2818,7 +2820,6 @@ static void addrconf_add_linklocal(struct inet6_dev *idev, const struct in6_addr
 		addr_flags |= IFA_F_OPTIMISTIC;
 #endif
 
-
 	ifp = ipv6_add_addr(idev, addr, NULL, 64, IFA_LINK, addr_flags,
 			    INFINITY_LIFE_TIME, INFINITY_LIFE_TIME);
 	if (!IS_ERR(ifp)) {
@@ -2916,7 +2917,8 @@ static void addrconf_addr_gen(struct inet6_dev *idev, bool prefix_route)
 
 	if (idev->addr_gen_mode == IN6_ADDR_GEN_MODE_STABLE_PRIVACY) {
 		if (!ipv6_generate_stable_address(&addr, 0, idev))
-			addrconf_add_linklocal(idev, &addr);
+			addrconf_add_linklocal(idev, &addr,
+					       IFA_F_STABLE_PRIVACY);
 		else if (prefix_route)
 			addrconf_prefix_route(&addr, 64, idev->dev, 0, 0);
 	} else if (idev->addr_gen_mode == IN6_ADDR_GEN_MODE_EUI64) {
@@ -2925,7 +2927,7 @@ static void addrconf_addr_gen(struct inet6_dev *idev, bool prefix_route)
 		 * couldn't generate one.
 		 */
 		if (ipv6_generate_eui64(addr.s6_addr + 8, idev->dev) == 0)
-			addrconf_add_linklocal(idev, &addr);
+			addrconf_add_linklocal(idev, &addr, 0);
 		else if (prefix_route)
 			addrconf_prefix_route(&addr, 64, idev->dev, 0, 0);
 	}