diff --git a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
index 8d297a79b568..6a4fb1e629fb 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
@@ -1022,7 +1022,10 @@ ipv6_add_addr(struct inet6_dev *idev, const struct in6_addr *addr,
 	INIT_HLIST_NODE(&ifa->addr_lst);
 	ifa->scope = scope;
 	ifa->prefix_len = pfxlen;
-	ifa->flags = flags | IFA_F_TENTATIVE;
+	ifa->flags = flags;
+	/* No need to add the TENTATIVE flag for addresses with NODAD */
+	if (!(flags & IFA_F_NODAD))
+		ifa->flags |= IFA_F_TENTATIVE;
 	ifa->valid_lft = valid_lft;
 	ifa->prefered_lft = prefered_lft;
 	ifa->cstamp = ifa->tstamp = jiffies;