goto err_upper_link;
        }
 
-       slave_dev->priv_flags |= IFF_FAILOVER_SLAVE;
+       slave_dev->priv_flags |= (IFF_FAILOVER_SLAVE | IFF_NO_ADDRCONF);
 
        if (fops && fops->slave_register &&
            !fops->slave_register(slave_dev, failover_dev))
                return NOTIFY_OK;
 
        netdev_upper_dev_unlink(slave_dev, failover_dev);
-       slave_dev->priv_flags &= ~IFF_FAILOVER_SLAVE;
+       slave_dev->priv_flags &= ~(IFF_FAILOVER_SLAVE | IFF_NO_ADDRCONF);
 err_upper_link:
        netdev_rx_handler_unregister(slave_dev);
 done:
 
        netdev_rx_handler_unregister(slave_dev);
        netdev_upper_dev_unlink(slave_dev, failover_dev);
-       slave_dev->priv_flags &= ~IFF_FAILOVER_SLAVE;
+       slave_dev->priv_flags &= ~(IFF_FAILOVER_SLAVE | IFF_NO_ADDRCONF);
 
        if (fops && fops->slave_unregister &&
            !fops->slave_unregister(slave_dev, failover_dev))