diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c
index e9187841d82a..632c7b229054 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c
@@ -2416,16 +2416,25 @@ static void mlxsw_sp_neigh_fini(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp)
 	rhashtable_destroy(&mlxsw_sp->router->neigh_ht);
 }
 
+static int mlxsw_sp_neigh_rif_flush(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp,
+				    const struct mlxsw_sp_rif *rif)
+{
+	char rauht_pl[MLXSW_REG_RAUHT_LEN];
+
+	mlxsw_reg_rauht_pack(rauht_pl, MLXSW_REG_RAUHT_OP_WRITE_DELETE_ALL,
+			     rif->rif_index, rif->addr);
+	return mlxsw_reg_write(mlxsw_sp->core, MLXSW_REG(rauht), rauht_pl);
+}
+
 static void mlxsw_sp_neigh_rif_gone_sync(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp,
 					 struct mlxsw_sp_rif *rif)
 {
 	struct mlxsw_sp_neigh_entry *neigh_entry, *tmp;
 
+	mlxsw_sp_neigh_rif_flush(mlxsw_sp, rif);
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(neigh_entry, tmp, &rif->neigh_list,
-				 rif_list_node) {
-		mlxsw_sp_neigh_entry_update(mlxsw_sp, neigh_entry, false);
+				 rif_list_node)
 		mlxsw_sp_neigh_entry_destroy(mlxsw_sp, neigh_entry);
-	}
 }
 
 enum mlxsw_sp_nexthop_type {