diff --git a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
index f418d2eaeddd..2a688171a188 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
@@ -778,7 +778,14 @@ static int addrconf_fixup_forwarding(struct ctl_table *table, int *p, int newf)
 	}
 
 	if (p == &net->ipv6.devconf_all->forwarding) {
+		int old_dflt = net->ipv6.devconf_dflt->forwarding;
+
 		net->ipv6.devconf_dflt->forwarding = newf;
+		if ((!newf) ^ (!old_dflt))
+			inet6_netconf_notify_devconf(net, NETCONFA_FORWARDING,
+						     NETCONFA_IFINDEX_DEFAULT,
+						     net->ipv6.devconf_dflt);
+
 		addrconf_forward_change(net, newf);
 		if ((!newf) ^ (!old))
 			inet6_netconf_notify_devconf(net, NETCONFA_FORWARDING,