{
        struct vxlan_dev *vxlan = netdev_priv(dev);
        struct vxlan_fdb *f;
-       int err;
 
        f = vxlan_find_mac(vxlan, src_mac);
        if (likely(f)) {
        } else {
                /* learned new entry */
                spin_lock(&vxlan->hash_lock);
-               err = vxlan_fdb_create(vxlan, src_mac, src_ip,
-                                      NUD_REACHABLE,
-                                      NLM_F_EXCL|NLM_F_CREATE,
-                                      vxlan->dst_port,
-                                      vxlan->default_dst.remote_vni,
-                                      0, NTF_SELF);
+
+               /* close off race between vxlan_flush and incoming packets */
+               if (netif_running(dev))
+                       vxlan_fdb_create(vxlan, src_mac, src_ip,
+                                        NUD_REACHABLE,
+                                        NLM_F_EXCL|NLM_F_CREATE,
+                                        vxlan->dst_port,
+                                        vxlan->default_dst.remote_vni,
+                                        0, NTF_SELF);
                spin_unlock(&vxlan->hash_lock);
        }
 }