Messages: "bond0:IPv6 duplicate address detected!" errors are seen in dmesg after a boot

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Issue

The following errors are seen in /var/log/messages and dmesg after a reboot:

      bonding: bondx: link status definitely up for interface ethx. 
      bonding: bondx: link status definitely up for interface ethy. 
      ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): bondx: link becomes ready 
      bondx: IPv6 duplicate address detected!

Environment

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

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