diff --git a/src/devices/nm-device.c b/src/devices/nm-device.c
index 243cf2852..f107dc35f 100644
--- a/src/devices/nm-device.c
+++ b/src/devices/nm-device.c
@@ -9466,8 +9466,9 @@ queued_ip6_config_change (gpointer user_data)
 	priv->queued_ip6_config_id = 0;
 	update_ip6_config (self, FALSE);
 
-	if (   nm_platform_link_get (NM_PLATFORM_GET, priv->ifindex)
-	    && priv->state < NM_DEVICE_STATE_DEACTIVATING) {
+	if (   priv->state > NM_DEVICE_STATE_DISCONNECTED
+	    && priv->state < NM_DEVICE_STATE_DEACTIVATING
+	    && nm_platform_link_get (NM_PLATFORM_GET, priv->ifindex)) {
 		/* Handle DAD failures */
 		for (iter = priv->dad6_failed_addrs; iter; iter = g_slist_next (iter)) {
 			NMPlatformIP6Address *addr = iter->data;