diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c
index 44b6c2ac5961dbc2b7d223340a687cfaf1f70ae8..76960d3adfc032120141427b42ee0f3eff3f56b9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c
@@ -2228,7 +2228,7 @@ static void mlxsw_sp_router_probe_unresolved_nexthops(struct work_struct *work)
 static void
 mlxsw_sp_nexthop_neigh_update(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp,
 			      struct mlxsw_sp_neigh_entry *neigh_entry,
-			      bool removing);
+			      bool removing, bool dead);
 
 static enum mlxsw_reg_rauht_op mlxsw_sp_rauht_op(bool adding)
 {
@@ -2359,7 +2359,8 @@ static void mlxsw_sp_router_neigh_event_work(struct work_struct *work)
 
 	memcpy(neigh_entry->ha, ha, ETH_ALEN);
 	mlxsw_sp_neigh_entry_update(mlxsw_sp, neigh_entry, entry_connected);
-	mlxsw_sp_nexthop_neigh_update(mlxsw_sp, neigh_entry, !entry_connected);
+	mlxsw_sp_nexthop_neigh_update(mlxsw_sp, neigh_entry, !entry_connected,
+				      dead);
 
 	if (!neigh_entry->connected && list_empty(&neigh_entry->nexthop_list))
 		mlxsw_sp_neigh_entry_destroy(mlxsw_sp, neigh_entry);
@@ -3323,13 +3324,79 @@ static void __mlxsw_sp_nexthop_neigh_update(struct mlxsw_sp_nexthop *nh,
 	nh->update = 1;
 }
 
+static int
+mlxsw_sp_nexthop_dead_neigh_replace(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp,
+				    struct mlxsw_sp_neigh_entry *neigh_entry)
+{
+	struct neighbour *n, *old_n = neigh_entry->key.n;
+	struct mlxsw_sp_nexthop *nh;
+	bool entry_connected;
+	u8 nud_state, dead;
+	int err;
+
+	nh = list_first_entry(&neigh_entry->nexthop_list,
+			      struct mlxsw_sp_nexthop, neigh_list_node);
+
+	n = neigh_lookup(nh->nh_grp->neigh_tbl, &nh->gw_addr, nh->rif->dev);
+	if (!n) {
+		n = neigh_create(nh->nh_grp->neigh_tbl, &nh->gw_addr,
+				 nh->rif->dev);
+		if (IS_ERR(n))
+			return PTR_ERR(n);
+		neigh_event_send(n, NULL);
+	}
+
+	mlxsw_sp_neigh_entry_remove(mlxsw_sp, neigh_entry);
+	neigh_entry->key.n = n;
+	err = mlxsw_sp_neigh_entry_insert(mlxsw_sp, neigh_entry);
+	if (err)
+		goto err_neigh_entry_insert;
+
+	read_lock_bh(&n->lock);
+	nud_state = n->nud_state;
+	dead = n->dead;
+	read_unlock_bh(&n->lock);
+	entry_connected = nud_state & NUD_VALID && !dead;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(nh, &neigh_entry->nexthop_list,
+			    neigh_list_node) {
+		neigh_release(old_n);
+		neigh_clone(n);
+		__mlxsw_sp_nexthop_neigh_update(nh, !entry_connected);
+		mlxsw_sp_nexthop_group_refresh(mlxsw_sp, nh->nh_grp);
+	}
+
+	neigh_release(n);
+
+	return 0;
+
+err_neigh_entry_insert:
+	neigh_entry->key.n = old_n;
+	mlxsw_sp_neigh_entry_insert(mlxsw_sp, neigh_entry);
+	neigh_release(n);
+	return err;
+}
+
 static void
 mlxsw_sp_nexthop_neigh_update(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp,
 			      struct mlxsw_sp_neigh_entry *neigh_entry,
-			      bool removing)
+			      bool removing, bool dead)
 {
 	struct mlxsw_sp_nexthop *nh;
 
+	if (list_empty(&neigh_entry->nexthop_list))
+		return;
+
+	if (dead) {
+		int err;
+
+		err = mlxsw_sp_nexthop_dead_neigh_replace(mlxsw_sp,
+							  neigh_entry);
+		if (err)
+			dev_err(mlxsw_sp->bus_info->dev, "Failed to replace dead neigh\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
 	list_for_each_entry(nh, &neigh_entry->nexthop_list,
 			    neigh_list_node) {
 		__mlxsw_sp_nexthop_neigh_update(nh, removing);