diff --git a/ospf6d/ospf6_interface.c b/ospf6d/ospf6_interface.c
index 0fb3d29e254f..36680ea87b6a 100644
--- a/ospf6d/ospf6_interface.c
+++ b/ospf6d/ospf6_interface.c
@@ -128,9 +128,19 @@ static uint8_t ospf6_default_iftype(struct interface *ifp)
 static uint32_t ospf6_interface_get_cost(struct ospf6_interface *oi)
 {
 	/* If all else fails, use default OSPF cost */
-	uint32_t cost;
+	uint32_t cost = 0;
 	uint32_t bw, refbw;
 	struct ospf6 *ospf6;
+
+	/* If the interface type is point-to-multipoint or the interface
+	 * is in the state Loopback, the global scope IPv6 addresses
+	 * associated with the interface (if any) are copied into the
+	 * intra-area-prefix-LSA with the PrefixOptions LA-bit set, the
+	 * PrefixLength set to 128, and the metric set to 0.
+	 */
+	if (if_is_loopback(oi->interface))
+		return cost;
+
 	/* interface speed and bw can be 0 in some platforms,
 	 * use ospf default bw. If bw is configured then it would
 	 * be used.