diff --git a/ospf6d/ospf6_interface.c b/ospf6d/ospf6_interface.c
index 155374d3f0..8d79963c78 100644
--- a/ospf6d/ospf6_interface.c
+++ b/ospf6d/ospf6_interface.c
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 #include "ospf6_route.h"
 #include "ospf6_area.h"
 #include "ospf6_abr.h"
+#include "ospf6_nssa.h"
 #include "ospf6_interface.h"
 #include "ospf6_neighbor.h"
 #include "ospf6_intra.h"
@@ -1736,8 +1737,10 @@ void ospf6_interface_start(struct ospf6_interface *oi)
 	ospf6_interface_enable(oi);
 
 	/* If the router is ABR, originate summary routes */
-	if (ospf6_check_and_set_router_abr(ospf6))
+	if (ospf6_check_and_set_router_abr(ospf6)) {
 		ospf6_abr_enable_area(oa);
+		ospf6_schedule_abr_task(ospf6);
+	}
 }
 
 void ospf6_interface_stop(struct ospf6_interface *oi)
diff --git a/ospf6d/ospf6_nssa.h b/ospf6d/ospf6_nssa.h
index 02234cc8bd..3cc45d900d 100644
--- a/ospf6d/ospf6_nssa.h
+++ b/ospf6d/ospf6_nssa.h
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ extern unsigned char config_debug_ospf6_nssa;
 #define OSPF6_LSA_APPROVED      0x08
 #define OSPF6_LSA_LOCAL_XLT     0x40
 
-#define OSPF6_ABR_TASK_DELAY    7
+#define OSPF6_ABR_TASK_DELAY    5
 
 int ospf6_area_nssa_no_summary_set(struct ospf6 *ospf6, struct in_addr area_id);
 int ospf6_area_nssa_unset(struct ospf6 *ospf6, struct ospf6_area *area);
diff --git a/ospfd/ospf_abr.h b/ospfd/ospf_abr.h
index e15f4a6bf7..c523638fb3 100644
--- a/ospfd/ospf_abr.h
+++ b/ospfd/ospf_abr.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #ifndef _ZEBRA_OSPF_ABR_H
 #define _ZEBRA_OSPF_ABR_H
 
-#define OSPF_ABR_TASK_DELAY 	7
+#define OSPF_ABR_TASK_DELAY 	5
 
 #define OSPF_AREA_RANGE_ADVERTISE	(1 << 0)
 #define OSPF_AREA_RANGE_SUBSTITUTE	(1 << 1)