diff --git a/net/core/neighbour.c b/net/core/neighbour.c
index 742cea4ce72e4e..0dfc97bc8760e9 100644
--- a/net/core/neighbour.c
+++ b/net/core/neighbour.c
@@ -1124,6 +1124,7 @@ int __neigh_event_send(struct neighbour *neigh, struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 			atomic_set(&neigh->probes,
 				   NEIGH_VAR(neigh->parms, UCAST_PROBES));
+			neigh_del_timer(neigh);
 			neigh->nud_state     = NUD_INCOMPLETE;
 			neigh->updated = now;
 			next = now + max(NEIGH_VAR(neigh->parms, RETRANS_TIME),
@@ -1140,6 +1141,7 @@ int __neigh_event_send(struct neighbour *neigh, struct sk_buff *skb)
 		}
 	} else if (neigh->nud_state & NUD_STALE) {
 		neigh_dbg(2, "neigh %p is delayed\n", neigh);
+		neigh_del_timer(neigh);
 		neigh->nud_state = NUD_DELAY;
 		neigh->updated = jiffies;
 		neigh_add_timer(neigh, jiffies +