diff --git a/include/net/neighbour.h b/include/net/neighbour.h
index 937389e04c8e..87419f7f5421 100644
--- a/include/net/neighbour.h
+++ b/include/net/neighbour.h
@@ -350,7 +350,8 @@ static inline struct neighbour *neigh_create(struct neigh_table *tbl,
 	return __neigh_create(tbl, pkey, dev, true);
 }
 void neigh_destroy(struct neighbour *neigh);
-int __neigh_event_send(struct neighbour *neigh, struct sk_buff *skb);
+int __neigh_event_send(struct neighbour *neigh, struct sk_buff *skb,
+		       const bool immediate_ok);
 int neigh_update(struct neighbour *neigh, const u8 *lladdr, u8 new, u32 flags,
 		 u32 nlmsg_pid);
 void __neigh_set_probe_once(struct neighbour *neigh);
@@ -460,17 +461,24 @@ static inline struct neighbour * neigh_clone(struct neighbour *neigh)
 
 #define neigh_hold(n)	refcount_inc(&(n)->refcnt)
 
-static inline int neigh_event_send(struct neighbour *neigh, struct sk_buff *skb)
+static __always_inline int neigh_event_send_probe(struct neighbour *neigh,
+						  struct sk_buff *skb,
+						  const bool immediate_ok)
 {
 	unsigned long now = jiffies;
-	
+
 	if (READ_ONCE(neigh->used) != now)
 		WRITE_ONCE(neigh->used, now);
-	if (!(neigh->nud_state&(NUD_CONNECTED|NUD_DELAY|NUD_PROBE)))
-		return __neigh_event_send(neigh, skb);
+	if (!(neigh->nud_state & (NUD_CONNECTED | NUD_DELAY | NUD_PROBE)))
+		return __neigh_event_send(neigh, skb, immediate_ok);
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static inline int neigh_event_send(struct neighbour *neigh, struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	return neigh_event_send_probe(neigh, skb, true);
+}
+
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_BRIDGE_NETFILTER)
 static inline int neigh_hh_bridge(struct hh_cache *hh, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
diff --git a/net/core/neighbour.c b/net/core/neighbour.c
index 6c2016f7f3d1..ec0bf737b076 100644
--- a/net/core/neighbour.c
+++ b/net/core/neighbour.c
@@ -1133,7 +1133,8 @@ out:
 	neigh_release(neigh);
 }
 
-int __neigh_event_send(struct neighbour *neigh, struct sk_buff *skb)
+int __neigh_event_send(struct neighbour *neigh, struct sk_buff *skb,
+		       const bool immediate_ok)
 {
 	int rc;
 	bool immediate_probe = false;
@@ -1154,12 +1155,17 @@ 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->nud_state = NUD_INCOMPLETE;
 			neigh->updated = now;
-			next = now + max(NEIGH_VAR(neigh->parms, RETRANS_TIME),
-					 HZ/100);
+			if (!immediate_ok) {
+				next = now + 1;
+			} else {
+				immediate_probe = true;
+				next = now + max(NEIGH_VAR(neigh->parms,
+							   RETRANS_TIME),
+						 HZ / 100);
+			}
 			neigh_add_timer(neigh, next);
-			immediate_probe = true;
 		} else {
 			neigh->nud_state = NUD_FAILED;
 			neigh->updated = jiffies;
@@ -1571,7 +1577,7 @@ static void neigh_managed_work(struct work_struct *work)
 
 	write_lock_bh(&tbl->lock);
 	list_for_each_entry(neigh, &tbl->managed_list, managed_list)
-		neigh_event_send(neigh, NULL);
+		neigh_event_send_probe(neigh, NULL, false);
 	queue_delayed_work(system_power_efficient_wq, &tbl->managed_work,
 			   NEIGH_VAR(&tbl->parms, DELAY_PROBE_TIME));
 	write_unlock_bh(&tbl->lock);