diff --git a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
index 91ef3be5abad..45b4c82148a0 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
@@ -1021,7 +1021,7 @@ int ipv6_dev_get_saddr(struct net_device *daddr_dev,
 				hiscore.rule++;
 			}
 			if (ipv6_saddr_preferred(score.addr_type) ||
-			   (((ifa_result->flags &
+			   (((ifa->flags &
 			    (IFA_F_DEPRECATED|IFA_F_OPTIMISTIC)) == 0))) {
 				score.attrs |= IPV6_SADDR_SCORE_PREFERRED;
 				if (!(hiscore.attrs & IPV6_SADDR_SCORE_PREFERRED)) {