diff --git a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
index e852bbc839dd..1fe27807e471 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
@@ -5000,6 +5000,7 @@ static int inet6_fill_ifaddr(struct sk_buff *skb, struct inet6_ifaddr *ifa,
 	    nla_put_s32(skb, IFA_TARGET_NETNSID, args->netnsid))
 		goto error;
 
+	spin_lock_bh(&ifa->lock);
 	if (!((ifa->flags&IFA_F_PERMANENT) &&
 	      (ifa->prefered_lft == INFINITY_LIFE_TIME))) {
 		preferred = ifa->prefered_lft;
@@ -5021,6 +5022,7 @@ static int inet6_fill_ifaddr(struct sk_buff *skb, struct inet6_ifaddr *ifa,
 		preferred = INFINITY_LIFE_TIME;
 		valid = INFINITY_LIFE_TIME;
 	}
+	spin_unlock_bh(&ifa->lock);
 
 	if (!ipv6_addr_any(&ifa->peer_addr)) {
 		if (nla_put_in6_addr(skb, IFA_LOCAL, &ifa->addr) < 0 ||