diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c
index 98a6d03fc0a6cd18310722a597e6ad7303b7728a..ec022f9c302aa019b235e84be6496bfd8904e7b2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c
@@ -896,7 +896,7 @@ static void mlxsw_sp_router_probe_unresolved_nexthops(struct work_struct *work)
 	rtnl_lock();
 	list_for_each_entry(neigh_entry, &mlxsw_sp->router.nexthop_neighs_list,
 			    nexthop_neighs_list_node)
-		if (!(neigh_entry->key.n->nud_state & NUD_VALID))
+		if (!neigh_entry->connected)
 			neigh_event_send(neigh_entry->key.n, NULL);
 	rtnl_unlock();