diff --git a/net/core/neighbour.c b/net/core/neighbour.c
index 6e890f51b7d865378d9eecd710d960ab52decd26..e471c32e448f6e33094f40716a1a0c180308a20c 100644
--- a/net/core/neighbour.c
+++ b/net/core/neighbour.c
@@ -1271,7 +1271,7 @@ int neigh_update(struct neighbour *neigh, const u8 *lladdr, u8 new,
 			 * we can reinject the packet there.
 			 */
 			n2 = NULL;
-			if (dst) {
+			if (dst && dst->obsolete != DST_OBSOLETE_DEAD) {
 				n2 = dst_neigh_lookup_skb(dst, skb);
 				if (n2)
 					n1 = n2;