diff --git a/net/ipv6/ndisc.c b/net/ipv6/ndisc.c
index 0327c1f2e6fc5..5e338eb89509b 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ndisc.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ndisc.c
@@ -1779,6 +1779,7 @@ static int ndisc_netdev_event(struct notifier_block *this, unsigned long event,
 
 static struct notifier_block ndisc_netdev_notifier = {
 	.notifier_call = ndisc_netdev_event,
+	.priority = ADDRCONF_NOTIFY_PRIORITY - 5,
 };
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL