diff --git a/drivers/net/vrf.c b/drivers/net/vrf.c
index 69b7227c637e51..21ad4b1d7f03bc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vrf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/vrf.c
@@ -981,24 +981,23 @@ static struct sk_buff *vrf_ip6_rcv(struct net_device *vrf_dev,
 				   struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	int orig_iif = skb->skb_iif;
-	bool need_strict;
+	bool need_strict = rt6_need_strict(&ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr);
+	bool is_ndisc = ipv6_ndisc_frame(skb);
 
-	/* loopback traffic; do not push through packet taps again.
-	 * Reset pkt_type for upper layers to process skb
+	/* loopback, multicast & non-ND link-local traffic; do not push through
+	 * packet taps again. Reset pkt_type for upper layers to process skb
 	 */
-	if (skb->pkt_type == PACKET_LOOPBACK) {
+	if (skb->pkt_type == PACKET_LOOPBACK || (need_strict && !is_ndisc)) {
 		skb->dev = vrf_dev;
 		skb->skb_iif = vrf_dev->ifindex;
 		IP6CB(skb)->flags |= IP6SKB_L3SLAVE;
-		skb->pkt_type = PACKET_HOST;
+		if (skb->pkt_type == PACKET_LOOPBACK)
+			skb->pkt_type = PACKET_HOST;
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	/* if packet is NDISC or addressed to multicast or link-local
-	 * then keep the ingress interface
-	 */
-	need_strict = rt6_need_strict(&ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr);
-	if (!ipv6_ndisc_frame(skb) && !need_strict) {
+	/* if packet is NDISC then keep the ingress interface */
+	if (!is_ndisc) {
 		vrf_rx_stats(vrf_dev, skb->len);
 		skb->dev = vrf_dev;
 		skb->skb_iif = vrf_dev->ifindex;