diff --git a/net/ipv4/devinet.c b/net/ipv4/devinet.c
index 748cb5b..df4616f 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/devinet.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/devinet.c
@@ -1030,6 +1030,21 @@
 	return mtu >= 68;
 }
 
+static void inetdev_send_gratuitous_arp(struct net_device *dev,
+					struct in_device *in_dev)
+
+{
+	struct in_ifaddr *ifa = in_dev->ifa_list;
+
+	if (!ifa)
+		return;
+
+	arp_send(ARPOP_REQUEST, ETH_P_ARP,
+		 ifa->ifa_address, dev,
+		 ifa->ifa_address, NULL,
+		 dev->dev_addr, NULL);
+}
+
 /* Called only under RTNL semaphore */
 
 static int inetdev_event(struct notifier_block *this, unsigned long event,
@@ -1082,18 +1097,13 @@
 		}
 		ip_mc_up(in_dev);
 		/* fall through */
-	case NETDEV_NOTIFY_PEERS:
 	case NETDEV_CHANGEADDR:
+		if (!IN_DEV_ARP_NOTIFY(in_dev))
+			break;
+		/* fall through */
+	case NETDEV_NOTIFY_PEERS:
 		/* Send gratuitous ARP to notify of link change */
-		if (IN_DEV_ARP_NOTIFY(in_dev)) {
-			struct in_ifaddr *ifa = in_dev->ifa_list;
-
-			if (ifa)
-				arp_send(ARPOP_REQUEST, ETH_P_ARP,
-					 ifa->ifa_address, dev,
-					 ifa->ifa_address, NULL,
-					 dev->dev_addr, NULL);
-		}
+		inetdev_send_gratuitous_arp(dev, in_dev);
 		break;
 	case NETDEV_DOWN:
 		ip_mc_down(in_dev);