diff --git a/net/core/neighbour.c b/net/core/neighbour.c
index c452ebf20939..01e243a578e9 100644
--- a/net/core/neighbour.c
+++ b/net/core/neighbour.c
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(neigh_ifdown);
 
 static struct neighbour *neigh_alloc(struct neigh_table *tbl,
 				     struct net_device *dev,
-				     bool exempt_from_gc)
+				     u8 flags, bool exempt_from_gc)
 {
 	struct neighbour *n = NULL;
 	unsigned long now = jiffies;
@@ -413,6 +413,7 @@ static struct neighbour *neigh_alloc(struct neigh_table *tbl,
 	n->updated	  = n->used = now;
 	n->nud_state	  = NUD_NONE;
 	n->output	  = neigh_blackhole;
+	n->flags	  = flags;
 	seqlock_init(&n->hh.hh_lock);
 	n->parms	  = neigh_parms_clone(&tbl->parms);
 	timer_setup(&n->timer, neigh_timer_handler, 0);
@@ -576,19 +577,18 @@ struct neighbour *neigh_lookup_nodev(struct neigh_table *tbl, struct net *net,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(neigh_lookup_nodev);
 
-static struct neighbour *___neigh_create(struct neigh_table *tbl,
-					 const void *pkey,
-					 struct net_device *dev,
-					 bool exempt_from_gc, bool want_ref)
+static struct neighbour *
+___neigh_create(struct neigh_table *tbl, const void *pkey,
+		struct net_device *dev, u8 flags,
+		bool exempt_from_gc, bool want_ref)
 {
-	struct neighbour *n1, *rc, *n = neigh_alloc(tbl, dev, exempt_from_gc);
-	u32 hash_val;
-	unsigned int key_len = tbl->key_len;
-	int error;
+	u32 hash_val, key_len = tbl->key_len;
+	struct neighbour *n1, *rc, *n;
 	struct neigh_hash_table *nht;
+	int error;
 
+	n = neigh_alloc(tbl, dev, flags, exempt_from_gc);
 	trace_neigh_create(tbl, dev, pkey, n, exempt_from_gc);
-
 	if (!n) {
 		rc = ERR_PTR(-ENOBUFS);
 		goto out;
@@ -675,7 +675,7 @@ static struct neighbour *___neigh_create(struct neigh_table *tbl,
 struct neighbour *__neigh_create(struct neigh_table *tbl, const void *pkey,
 				 struct net_device *dev, bool want_ref)
 {
-	return ___neigh_create(tbl, pkey, dev, false, want_ref);
+	return ___neigh_create(tbl, pkey, dev, 0, false, want_ref);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__neigh_create);
 
@@ -1950,7 +1950,9 @@ static int neigh_add(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
 
 		exempt_from_gc = ndm->ndm_state & NUD_PERMANENT ||
 				 ndm->ndm_flags & NTF_EXT_LEARNED;
-		neigh = ___neigh_create(tbl, dst, dev, exempt_from_gc, true);
+		neigh = ___neigh_create(tbl, dst, dev,
+					ndm->ndm_flags & NTF_EXT_LEARNED,
+					exempt_from_gc, true);
 		if (IS_ERR(neigh)) {
 			err = PTR_ERR(neigh);
 			goto out;