diff --git a/include/net/if_inet6.h b/include/net/if_inet6.h
index 76d54270f2e2..65bb13035598 100644
--- a/include/net/if_inet6.h
+++ b/include/net/if_inet6.h
@@ -165,7 +165,6 @@ struct inet6_dev {
 	struct net_device	*dev;
 
 	struct list_head	addr_list;
-	int			valid_ll_addr_cnt;
 
 	struct ifmcaddr6	*mc_list;
 	struct ifmcaddr6	*mc_tomb;
diff --git a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
index abe46a4228ce..4b6b720971b9 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
@@ -3189,6 +3189,22 @@ static void addrconf_dad_timer(unsigned long data)
 	in6_ifa_put(ifp);
 }
 
+/* ifp->idev must be at least read locked */
+static bool ipv6_lonely_lladdr(struct inet6_ifaddr *ifp)
+{
+	struct inet6_ifaddr *ifpiter;
+	struct inet6_dev *idev = ifp->idev;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(ifpiter, &idev->addr_list, if_list) {
+		if (ifp != ifpiter && ifpiter->scope == IFA_LINK &&
+		    (ifpiter->flags & (IFA_F_PERMANENT|IFA_F_TENTATIVE|
+				       IFA_F_OPTIMISTIC|IFA_F_DADFAILED)) ==
+		    IFA_F_PERMANENT)
+			return false;
+	}
+	return true;
+}
+
 static void addrconf_dad_completed(struct inet6_ifaddr *ifp)
 {
 	struct net_device *dev = ifp->idev->dev;
@@ -3208,14 +3224,11 @@ static void addrconf_dad_completed(struct inet6_ifaddr *ifp)
 	 */
 
 	read_lock_bh(&ifp->idev->lock);
-	spin_lock(&ifp->lock);
-	send_mld = ipv6_addr_type(&ifp->addr) & IPV6_ADDR_LINKLOCAL &&
-		   ifp->idev->valid_ll_addr_cnt == 1;
+	send_mld = ifp->scope == IFA_LINK && ipv6_lonely_lladdr(ifp);
 	send_rs = send_mld &&
 		  ipv6_accept_ra(ifp->idev) &&
 		  ifp->idev->cnf.rtr_solicits > 0 &&
 		  (dev->flags&IFF_LOOPBACK) == 0;
-	spin_unlock(&ifp->lock);
 	read_unlock_bh(&ifp->idev->lock);
 
 	/* While dad is in progress mld report's source address is in6_addrany.
@@ -4512,19 +4525,6 @@ static void inet6_prefix_notify(int event, struct inet6_dev *idev,
 		rtnl_set_sk_err(net, RTNLGRP_IPV6_PREFIX, err);
 }
 
-static void update_valid_ll_addr_cnt(struct inet6_ifaddr *ifp, int count)
-{
-	write_lock_bh(&ifp->idev->lock);
-	spin_lock(&ifp->lock);
-	if (((ifp->flags & (IFA_F_PERMANENT|IFA_F_TENTATIVE|IFA_F_OPTIMISTIC|
-			    IFA_F_DADFAILED)) == IFA_F_PERMANENT) &&
-	    (ipv6_addr_type(&ifp->addr) & IPV6_ADDR_LINKLOCAL))
-		ifp->idev->valid_ll_addr_cnt += count;
-	WARN_ON(ifp->idev->valid_ll_addr_cnt < 0);
-	spin_unlock(&ifp->lock);
-	write_unlock_bh(&ifp->idev->lock);
-}
-
 static void __ipv6_ifa_notify(int event, struct inet6_ifaddr *ifp)
 {
 	struct net *net = dev_net(ifp->idev->dev);
@@ -4533,8 +4533,6 @@ static void __ipv6_ifa_notify(int event, struct inet6_ifaddr *ifp)
 
 	switch (event) {
 	case RTM_NEWADDR:
-		update_valid_ll_addr_cnt(ifp, 1);
-
 		/*
 		 * If the address was optimistic
 		 * we inserted the route at the start of
@@ -4550,8 +4548,6 @@ static void __ipv6_ifa_notify(int event, struct inet6_ifaddr *ifp)
 					      ifp->idev->dev, 0, 0);
 		break;
 	case RTM_DELADDR:
-		update_valid_ll_addr_cnt(ifp, -1);
-
 		if (ifp->idev->cnf.forwarding)
 			addrconf_leave_anycast(ifp);
 		addrconf_leave_solict(ifp->idev, &ifp->addr);