diff --git a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
index b6f4c42cc8ce..4399beba7f17 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
@@ -3316,6 +3316,7 @@ static int addrconf_notify(struct notifier_block *this, unsigned long event,
 	struct net_device *dev = netdev_notifier_info_to_dev(ptr);
 	struct netdev_notifier_changeupper_info *info;
 	struct inet6_dev *idev = __in6_dev_get(dev);
+	struct net *net = dev_net(dev);
 	int run_pending = 0;
 	int err;
 
@@ -3331,7 +3332,7 @@ static int addrconf_notify(struct notifier_block *this, unsigned long event,
 	case NETDEV_CHANGEMTU:
 		/* if MTU under IPV6_MIN_MTU stop IPv6 on this interface. */
 		if (dev->mtu < IPV6_MIN_MTU) {
-			addrconf_ifdown(dev, 1);
+			addrconf_ifdown(dev, dev != net->loopback_dev);
 			break;
 		}
 
@@ -3447,7 +3448,7 @@ static int addrconf_notify(struct notifier_block *this, unsigned long event,
 			 * IPV6_MIN_MTU stop IPv6 on this interface.
 			 */
 			if (dev->mtu < IPV6_MIN_MTU)
-				addrconf_ifdown(dev, 1);
+				addrconf_ifdown(dev, dev != net->loopback_dev);
 		}
 		break;