diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_input.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_input.c
index e33fe0ab2568..2bab2aa59745 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_input.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_input.c
@@ -118,6 +118,18 @@ int ipv6_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev, struct packet_type *pt
 	    ipv6_addr_loopback(&hdr->daddr))
 		goto err;
 
+	/* RFC4291 Errata ID: 3480
+	 * Interface-Local scope spans only a single interface on a
+	 * node and is useful only for loopback transmission of
+	 * multicast.  Packets with interface-local scope received
+	 * from another node must be discarded.
+	 */
+	if (!(skb->pkt_type == PACKET_LOOPBACK ||
+	      dev->flags & IFF_LOOPBACK) &&
+	    ipv6_addr_is_multicast(&hdr->daddr) &&
+	    IPV6_ADDR_MC_SCOPE(&hdr->daddr) == 1)
+		goto err;
+
 	/* RFC4291 2.7
 	 * Nodes must not originate a packet to a multicast address whose scope
 	 * field contains the reserved value 0; if such a packet is received, it