Index: head/sys/netinet6/nd6.c
===================================================================
--- head/sys/netinet6/nd6.c
+++ head/sys/netinet6/nd6.c
@@ -2032,10 +2032,11 @@
 		if (ln_tmp == NULL) {
 			/* No existing lle, mark as new entry (6,7) */
 			is_newentry = 1;
-			nd6_llinfo_setstate(ln, ND6_LLINFO_STALE);
-			if (lladdr != NULL)	/* (7) */
+			if (lladdr != NULL) {	/* (7) */
+				nd6_llinfo_setstate(ln, ND6_LLINFO_STALE);
 				EVENTHANDLER_INVOKE(lle_event, ln,
 				    LLENTRY_RESOLVED);
+			}
 		} else {
 			lltable_free_entry(LLTABLE6(ifp), ln);
 			ln = ln_tmp;