p->ucast_probes + p->app_probes + p->mcast_probes);
 }
 
+static inline void neigh_add_timer(struct neighbour *n, unsigned long when)
+{
+       if (unlikely(mod_timer(&n->timer, when))) {
+               printk("NEIGH: BUG, double timer add, state is %x\n",
+                      n->nud_state);
+       }
+}
 
 /* Called when a timer expires for a neighbour entry. */
 
                neigh_hold(neigh);
                if (time_before(next, jiffies + HZ/2))
                        next = jiffies + HZ/2;
-               neigh->timer.expires = next;
-               add_timer(&neigh->timer);
+               neigh_add_timer(neigh, next);
        }
        if (neigh->nud_state & (NUD_INCOMPLETE | NUD_PROBE)) {
                struct sk_buff *skb = skb_peek(&neigh->arp_queue);
                        atomic_set(&neigh->probes, neigh->parms->ucast_probes);
                        neigh->nud_state     = NUD_INCOMPLETE;
                        neigh_hold(neigh);
-                       neigh->timer.expires = now + 1;
-                       add_timer(&neigh->timer);
+                       neigh_add_timer(neigh, now + 1);
                } else {
                        neigh->nud_state = NUD_FAILED;
                        write_unlock_bh(&neigh->lock);
                NEIGH_PRINTK2("neigh %p is delayed.\n", neigh);
                neigh_hold(neigh);
                neigh->nud_state = NUD_DELAY;
-               neigh->timer.expires = jiffies + neigh->parms->delay_probe_time;
-               add_timer(&neigh->timer);
+               neigh_add_timer(neigh,
+                               jiffies + neigh->parms->delay_probe_time);
        }
 
        if (neigh->nud_state == NUD_INCOMPLETE) {
                neigh_del_timer(neigh);
                if (new & NUD_IN_TIMER) {
                        neigh_hold(neigh);
-                       neigh->timer.expires = jiffies + 
+                       neigh_add_timer(neigh, (jiffies + 
                                                ((new & NUD_REACHABLE) ? 
-                                                neigh->parms->reachable_time : 0);
-                       add_timer(&neigh->timer);
+                                                neigh->parms->reachable_time :
+                                                0)));
                }
                neigh->nud_state = new;
        }