diff --git a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
index 7bcdd0df68db..d0912acd9522 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
@@ -2691,8 +2691,18 @@ static void init_loopback(struct net_device *dev)
 			if (sp_ifa->flags & (IFA_F_DADFAILED | IFA_F_TENTATIVE))
 				continue;
 
-			if (sp_ifa->rt)
-				continue;
+			if (sp_ifa->rt) {
+				/* This dst has been added to garbage list when
+				 * lo device down, release this obsolete dst and
+				 * reallocate a new router for ifa.
+				 */
+				if (sp_ifa->rt->dst.obsolete > 0) {
+					ip6_rt_put(sp_ifa->rt);
+					sp_ifa->rt = NULL;
+				} else {
+					continue;
+				}
+			}
 
 			sp_rt = addrconf_dst_alloc(idev, &sp_ifa->addr, 0);