struct net *net = dev_net(dev);
        struct inet6_dev *idev;
        struct inet6_ifaddr *ifa, *tmp;
-       int _keep_addr;
-       bool keep_addr;
+       bool keep_addr = false;
        int state, i;
 
        ASSERT_RTNL();
 
        }
 
-       /* aggregate the system setting and interface setting */
-       _keep_addr = net->ipv6.devconf_all->keep_addr_on_down;
-       if (!_keep_addr)
-               _keep_addr = idev->cnf.keep_addr_on_down;
-
        /* combine the user config with event to determine if permanent
         * addresses are to be removed from address hash table
         */
-       keep_addr = !(how || _keep_addr <= 0 || idev->cnf.disable_ipv6);
+       if (!how && !idev->cnf.disable_ipv6) {
+               /* aggregate the system setting and interface setting */
+               int _keep_addr = net->ipv6.devconf_all->keep_addr_on_down;
+
+               if (!_keep_addr)
+                       _keep_addr = idev->cnf.keep_addr_on_down;
+
+               keep_addr = (_keep_addr > 0);
+       }
 
        /* Step 2: clear hash table */
        for (i = 0; i < IN6_ADDR_HSIZE; i++) {
                write_lock_bh(&idev->lock);
        }
 
-       /* re-combine the user config with event to determine if permanent
-        * addresses are to be removed from the interface list
-        */
-       keep_addr = (!how && _keep_addr > 0 && !idev->cnf.disable_ipv6);
-
        list_for_each_entry_safe(ifa, tmp, &idev->addr_list, if_list) {
                struct fib6_info *rt = NULL;
                bool keep;