diff --git a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
index ec7a91d9e86553475555b9df19d22ced2dc5eb31..8ed6763dae96c426ffb12dd18da2e8fbe916ef10 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
@@ -2021,10 +2021,11 @@ void addrconf_prefix_rcv(struct net_device *dev, u8 *opt, int len)
 					ipv6_ifa_notify(0, ift);
 			}
 
-			if (create && in6_dev->cnf.use_tempaddr > 0) {
+			if ((create || list_empty(&in6_dev->tempaddr_list)) && in6_dev->cnf.use_tempaddr > 0) {
 				/*
 				 * When a new public address is created as described in [ADDRCONF],
-				 * also create a new temporary address.
+				 * also create a new temporary address. Also create a temporary
+				 * address if it's enabled but no temporary address currently exists.
 				 */
 				read_unlock_bh(&in6_dev->lock);
 				ipv6_create_tempaddr(ifp, NULL);