diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_input.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_input.c
index 4e5c861..17eb48b 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_input.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_input.c
@@ -102,6 +102,15 @@
 	if (hdr->version != 6)
 		goto err;
 
+	/*
+	 * RFC4291 2.5.3
+	 * A packet received on an interface with a destination address
+	 * of loopback must be dropped.
+	 */
+	if (!(dev->flags & IFF_LOOPBACK) &&
+	    ipv6_addr_loopback(&hdr->daddr))
+		goto err;
+
 	skb->transport_header = skb->network_header + sizeof(*hdr);
 	IP6CB(skb)->nhoff = offsetof(struct ipv6hdr, nexthdr);