Index: sys/net/rtsock.c
===================================================================
--- sys/net/rtsock.c
+++ sys/net/rtsock.c
@@ -1376,6 +1376,15 @@
 	return (0);
 }
 
+static void
+remove_netmask(struct rt_addrinfo *info)
+{
+
+	info->rti_info[RTAX_NETMASK] = NULL;
+	info->rti_flags |= RTF_HOST;
+	info->rti_addrs &= ~RTA_NETMASK;
+}
+
 #ifdef INET
 static int
 cleanup_xaddrs_inet(struct rt_addrinfo *info)
@@ -1405,11 +1414,8 @@
 
 	if (mask.s_addr != INADDR_BROADCAST)
 		fill_sockaddr_inet(mask_sa, mask);
-	else {
-		info->rti_info[RTAX_NETMASK] = NULL;
-		info->rti_flags |= RTF_HOST;
-		info->rti_addrs &= ~RTA_NETMASK;
-	}
+	else
+		remove_netmask(info);
 
 	/* Check gateway */
 	if (info->rti_info[RTAX_GATEWAY] != NULL)
@@ -1445,11 +1451,8 @@
 
 	if (!IN6_ARE_ADDR_EQUAL(&mask, &in6mask128))
 		fill_sockaddr_inet6(mask_sa, &mask, 0);
-	else {
-		info->rti_info[RTAX_NETMASK] = NULL;
-		info->rti_flags |= RTF_HOST;
-		info->rti_addrs &= ~RTA_NETMASK;
-	}
+	else
+		remove_netmask(info);
 
 	/* Check gateway */
 	if (info->rti_info[RTAX_GATEWAY] != NULL)
@@ -1467,6 +1470,16 @@
 	if (info->rti_info[RTAX_DST] == NULL)
 		return (EINVAL);
 
+	if (info->rti_flags & RTF_LLDATA) {
+
+		/*
+		 * arp(8)/ndp(8) sends RTA_NETMASK for the associated
+		 * prefix along with the actual address in RTA_DST.
+		 * Remove netmask to avoid unnecessary address masking.
+		 */
+		remove_netmask(info);
+	}
+
 	switch (info->rti_info[RTAX_DST]->sa_family) {
 #ifdef INET
 	case AF_INET:
Index: usr.sbin/arp/arp.c
===================================================================
--- usr.sbin/arp/arp.c
+++ usr.sbin/arp/arp.c
@@ -717,7 +717,6 @@
 	static int seq;
 	int rlen;
 	int l;
-	struct sockaddr_in so_mask, *som = &so_mask;
 	static int s = -1;
 	static pid_t pid;
 
@@ -735,9 +734,6 @@
 			xo_err(1, "socket");
 		pid = getpid();
 	}
-	bzero(&so_mask, sizeof(so_mask));
-	so_mask.sin_len = 8;
-	so_mask.sin_addr.s_addr = 0xffffffff;
 
 	errno = 0;
 	/*
@@ -758,10 +754,6 @@
 		rtm->rtm_rmx.rmx_expire = expire_time;
 		rtm->rtm_inits = RTV_EXPIRE;
 		rtm->rtm_flags |= (RTF_HOST | RTF_STATIC | RTF_LLDATA);
-		if (doing_proxy) {
-			rtm->rtm_addrs |= RTA_NETMASK;
-			rtm->rtm_flags &= ~RTF_HOST;
-		}
 		/* FALLTHROUGH */
 	case RTM_GET:
 		rtm->rtm_addrs |= RTA_DST;
@@ -776,7 +768,6 @@
 
 	NEXTADDR(RTA_DST, dst);
 	NEXTADDR(RTA_GATEWAY, sdl);
-	NEXTADDR(RTA_NETMASK, som);
 
 	rtm->rtm_msglen = cp - (char *)&m_rtmsg;
 doit:
Index: usr.sbin/ndp/ndp.c
===================================================================
--- usr.sbin/ndp/ndp.c
+++ usr.sbin/ndp/ndp.c
@@ -860,12 +860,6 @@
 			rtm->rtm_inits = RTV_EXPIRE;
 		}
 		rtm->rtm_flags |= (RTF_HOST | RTF_STATIC | RTF_LLDATA);
-#if 0		/* we don't support ipv6addr/128 type proxying */
-		if (rtm->rtm_flags & RTF_ANNOUNCE) {
-			rtm->rtm_flags &= ~RTF_HOST;
-			rtm->rtm_addrs |= RTA_NETMASK;
-		}
-#endif
 		/* FALLTHROUGH */
 	case RTM_GET:
 		rtm->rtm_addrs |= RTA_DST;
@@ -873,10 +867,6 @@
 
 	NEXTADDR(RTA_DST, sin_m);
 	NEXTADDR(RTA_GATEWAY, sdl_m);
-#if 0	/* we don't support ipv6addr/128 type proxying */
-	memset(&so_mask.sin6_addr, 0xff, sizeof(so_mask.sin6_addr));
-	NEXTADDR(RTA_NETMASK, so_mask);
-#endif
 
 	rtm->rtm_msglen = cp - (char *)&m_rtmsg;
 doit: