diff --git a/libnetwork/drivers/bridge/error.go b/libnetwork/drivers/bridge/error.go
index 9f53e9a0be..5f149c46d9 100644
--- a/libnetwork/drivers/bridge/error.go
+++ b/libnetwork/drivers/bridge/error.go
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ func (ipv4 *IPv4AddrNoMatchError) Error() string {
 type IPv6AddrNoMatchError net.IPNet
 
 func (ipv6 *IPv6AddrNoMatchError) Error() string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("bridge IPv6 addresses do not match the expected bridge configuration %s", ipv6)
+	return fmt.Sprintf("bridge IPv6 addresses do not match the expected bridge configuration %s", (*net.IPNet)(ipv6).String())
 }
 
 // InvalidLinkIPAddrError is returned when a link is configured to a container with an invalid ip address
diff --git a/libnetwork/drivers/bridge/setup_ipv6.go b/libnetwork/drivers/bridge/setup_ipv6.go
index afe4409658..81cbda1b88 100644
--- a/libnetwork/drivers/bridge/setup_ipv6.go
+++ b/libnetwork/drivers/bridge/setup_ipv6.go
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ func setupBridgeIPv6(config *NetworkConfiguration, i *bridgeInterface) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if len(addrsv6) == 0 {
+	// Add the default link local ipv6 address if it doesn't exist
+	if !findIPv6Address(netlink.Addr{IPNet: bridgeIPv6}, addrsv6) {
 		if err := netlink.AddrAdd(i.Link, &netlink.Addr{IPNet: bridgeIPv6}); err != nil {
 			return &IPv6AddrAddError{ip: bridgeIPv6, err: err}
 		}