diff --git a/drivers/net/vxlan/vxlan_core.c b/drivers/net/vxlan/vxlan_core.c
index f32be2e..0f6a7c8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vxlan/vxlan_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/vxlan/vxlan_core.c
@@ -1445,6 +1445,10 @@ static enum skb_drop_reason vxlan_snoop(struct net_device *dev,
 		if (READ_ONCE(f->updated) != now)
 			WRITE_ONCE(f->updated, now);
 
+		/* Don't override an fdb with nexthop with a learnt entry */
+		if (rcu_access_pointer(f->nh))
+			return SKB_DROP_REASON_VXLAN_ENTRY_EXISTS;
+
 		if (likely(vxlan_addr_equal(&rdst->remote_ip, src_ip) &&
 			   rdst->remote_ifindex == ifindex))
 			return SKB_NOT_DROPPED_YET;
@@ -1453,10 +1457,6 @@ static enum skb_drop_reason vxlan_snoop(struct net_device *dev,
 		if (f->state & (NUD_PERMANENT | NUD_NOARP))
 			return SKB_DROP_REASON_VXLAN_ENTRY_EXISTS;
 
-		/* Don't override an fdb with nexthop with a learnt entry */
-		if (rcu_access_pointer(f->nh))
-			return SKB_DROP_REASON_VXLAN_ENTRY_EXISTS;
-
 		if (net_ratelimit())
 			netdev_info(dev,
 				    "%pM migrated from %pIS to %pIS\n",
diff --git a/drivers/net/vxlan/vxlan_private.h b/drivers/net/vxlan/vxlan_private.h
index 6c625fb..99fe772 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vxlan/vxlan_private.h
+++ b/drivers/net/vxlan/vxlan_private.h
@@ -61,9 +61,7 @@ static inline struct hlist_head *vs_head(struct net *net, __be16 port)
 	return &vn->sock_list[hash_32(ntohs(port), PORT_HASH_BITS)];
 }
 
-/* First remote destination for a forwarding entry.
- * Guaranteed to be non-NULL because remotes are never deleted.
- */
+/* First remote destination for a forwarding entry. */
 static inline struct vxlan_rdst *first_remote_rcu(struct vxlan_fdb *fdb)
 {
 	if (rcu_access_pointer(fdb->nh))