diff --git a/src/devices/nm-device.c b/src/devices/nm-device.c
index 0a8f7ffc12..581df9becf 100644
--- a/src/devices/nm-device.c
+++ b/src/devices/nm-device.c
@@ -3460,6 +3460,10 @@ nm_device_update_dynamic_ip_setup (NMDevice *self)
 
 	priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE (self);
 
+	if (   priv->state < NM_DEVICE_STATE_IP_CONFIG
+	    || priv->state > NM_DEVICE_STATE_ACTIVATED)
+		return;
+
 	g_hash_table_remove_all (priv->ip6_saved_properties);
 
 	if (priv->dhcp4.client) {