diff --git a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
index f7a84a4acffc..f4ba68e096ac 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
@@ -3447,6 +3447,30 @@ static void addrconf_gre_config(struct net_device *dev)
 }
 #endif
 
+static void addrconf_init_auto_addrs(struct net_device *dev)
+{
+	switch (dev->type) {
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IPV6_SIT)
+	case ARPHRD_SIT:
+		addrconf_sit_config(dev);
+		break;
+#endif
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NET_IPGRE) || IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IPV6_GRE)
+	case ARPHRD_IP6GRE:
+	case ARPHRD_IPGRE:
+		addrconf_gre_config(dev);
+		break;
+#endif
+	case ARPHRD_LOOPBACK:
+		init_loopback(dev);
+		break;
+
+	default:
+		addrconf_dev_config(dev);
+		break;
+	}
+}
+
 static int fixup_permanent_addr(struct net *net,
 				struct inet6_dev *idev,
 				struct inet6_ifaddr *ifp)
@@ -3615,26 +3639,7 @@ static int addrconf_notify(struct notifier_block *this, unsigned long event,
 			run_pending = 1;
 		}
 
-		switch (dev->type) {
-#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IPV6_SIT)
-		case ARPHRD_SIT:
-			addrconf_sit_config(dev);
-			break;
-#endif
-#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NET_IPGRE) || IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IPV6_GRE)
-		case ARPHRD_IP6GRE:
-		case ARPHRD_IPGRE:
-			addrconf_gre_config(dev);
-			break;
-#endif
-		case ARPHRD_LOOPBACK:
-			init_loopback(dev);
-			break;
-
-		default:
-			addrconf_dev_config(dev);
-			break;
-		}
+		addrconf_init_auto_addrs(dev);
 
 		if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(idev)) {
 			if (run_pending)
@@ -6397,7 +6402,7 @@ static int addrconf_sysctl_addr_gen_mode(struct ctl_table *ctl, int write,
 
 			if (idev->cnf.addr_gen_mode != new_val) {
 				idev->cnf.addr_gen_mode = new_val;
-				addrconf_dev_config(idev->dev);
+				addrconf_init_auto_addrs(idev->dev);
 			}
 		} else if (&net->ipv6.devconf_all->addr_gen_mode == ctl->data) {
 			struct net_device *dev;
@@ -6408,7 +6413,7 @@ static int addrconf_sysctl_addr_gen_mode(struct ctl_table *ctl, int write,
 				if (idev &&
 				    idev->cnf.addr_gen_mode != new_val) {
 					idev->cnf.addr_gen_mode = new_val;
-					addrconf_dev_config(idev->dev);
+					addrconf_init_auto_addrs(idev->dev);
 				}
 			}
 		}