diff --git a/zebra/zebra_vxlan.c b/zebra/zebra_vxlan.c
index c60eeab946..04585f6312 100644
--- a/zebra/zebra_vxlan.c
+++ b/zebra/zebra_vxlan.c
@@ -1584,7 +1584,7 @@ static void svd_nh_del_terminate(void *ptr)
 	struct zebra_neigh *n = ptr;
 
 	n->refcnt = 0;
-	svd_nh_del(n);
+	XFREE(MTYPE_L3NEIGH, n);
 }