diff --git a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
index 27aed1afcf81..a6c99275bd8c 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
@@ -4995,15 +4995,13 @@ static int inet6_set_iftoken(struct inet6_dev *idev, struct in6_addr *token)
 {
 	struct inet6_ifaddr *ifp;
 	struct net_device *dev = idev->dev;
-	bool update_rs = false;
+	bool clear_token, update_rs = false;
 	struct in6_addr ll_addr;
 
 	ASSERT_RTNL();
 
 	if (!token)
 		return -EINVAL;
-	if (ipv6_addr_any(token))
-		return -EINVAL;
 	if (dev->flags & (IFF_LOOPBACK | IFF_NOARP))
 		return -EINVAL;
 	if (!ipv6_accept_ra(idev))
@@ -5018,10 +5016,13 @@ static int inet6_set_iftoken(struct inet6_dev *idev, struct in6_addr *token)
 
 	write_unlock_bh(&idev->lock);
 
+	clear_token = ipv6_addr_any(token);
+	if (clear_token)
+		goto update_lft;
+
 	if (!idev->dead && (idev->if_flags & IF_READY) &&
 	    !ipv6_get_lladdr(dev, &ll_addr, IFA_F_TENTATIVE |
 			     IFA_F_OPTIMISTIC)) {
-
 		/* If we're not ready, then normal ifup will take care
 		 * of this. Otherwise, we need to request our rs here.
 		 */
@@ -5029,6 +5030,7 @@ static int inet6_set_iftoken(struct inet6_dev *idev, struct in6_addr *token)
 		update_rs = true;
 	}
 
+update_lft:
 	write_lock_bh(&idev->lock);
 
 	if (update_rs) {