diff --git a/net/core/neighbour.c b/net/core/neighbour.c
index decaa4b9db2fbd18536ee398aa65417113c35d2f..53eab513955a4bbaa29d2a63f3ba37288693e356 100644
--- a/net/core/neighbour.c
+++ b/net/core/neighbour.c
@@ -1429,15 +1429,11 @@ static inline struct neigh_parms *lookup_neigh_parms(struct neigh_table *tbl,
 struct neigh_parms *neigh_parms_alloc(struct net_device *dev,
 				      struct neigh_table *tbl)
 {
-	struct neigh_parms *p, *ref;
+	struct neigh_parms *p;
 	struct net *net = dev_net(dev);
 	const struct net_device_ops *ops = dev->netdev_ops;
 
-	ref = lookup_neigh_parms(tbl, net, 0);
-	if (!ref)
-		return NULL;
-
-	p = kmemdup(ref, sizeof(*p), GFP_KERNEL);
+	p = kmemdup(&tbl->parms, sizeof(*p), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (p) {
 		p->tbl		  = tbl;
 		atomic_set(&p->refcnt, 1);