diff --git a/net/6lowpan/ndisc.c b/net/6lowpan/ndisc.c
index 86450b7e2899..941df2fa4448 100644
--- a/net/6lowpan/ndisc.c
+++ b/net/6lowpan/ndisc.c
@@ -101,8 +101,6 @@ static void lowpan_ndisc_802154_update(struct neighbour *n, u32 flags,
 		ieee802154_be16_to_le16(&neigh->short_addr, lladdr_short);
 		if (!lowpan_802154_is_valid_src_short_addr(neigh->short_addr))
 			neigh->short_addr = cpu_to_le16(IEEE802154_ADDR_SHORT_UNSPEC);
-	} else {
-		neigh->short_addr = cpu_to_le16(IEEE802154_ADDR_SHORT_UNSPEC);
 	}
 	write_unlock_bh(&n->lock);
 }