diff --git a/net/core/neighbour.c b/net/core/neighbour.c
index 9901e5b75a05..f45f6198851f 100644
--- a/net/core/neighbour.c
+++ b/net/core/neighbour.c
@@ -859,7 +859,8 @@ static void neigh_probe(struct neighbour *neigh)
 	if (skb)
 		skb = skb_clone(skb, GFP_ATOMIC);
 	write_unlock(&neigh->lock);
-	neigh->ops->solicit(neigh, skb);
+	if (neigh->ops->solicit)
+		neigh->ops->solicit(neigh, skb);
 	atomic_inc(&neigh->probes);
 	kfree_skb(skb);
 }