diff --git a/zebra/zebra_vxlan.c b/zebra/zebra_vxlan.c
index 560cd89abd..333af473de 100644
--- a/zebra/zebra_vxlan.c
+++ b/zebra/zebra_vxlan.c
@@ -9162,16 +9162,16 @@ static int zebra_vxlan_dad_ip_auto_recovery_exp(struct thread *t)
 	nbr = THREAD_ARG(t);
 
 	/* since this is asynchronous we need sanity checks*/
-	nbr = zvni_neigh_lookup(zvni, &nbr->ip);
-	if (!nbr)
+	zvrf = vrf_info_lookup(nbr->zvni->vrf_id);
+	if (!zvrf)
 		return 0;
 
 	zvni = zvni_lookup(nbr->zvni->vni);
 	if (!zvni)
 		return 0;
 
-	zvrf = vrf_info_lookup(zvni->vxlan_if->vrf_id);
-	if (!zvrf)
+	nbr = zvni_neigh_lookup(zvni, &nbr->ip);
+	if (!nbr)
 		return 0;
 
 	if (IS_ZEBRA_DEBUG_VXLAN)
@@ -9212,16 +9212,16 @@ static int zebra_vxlan_dad_mac_auto_recovery_exp(struct thread *t)
 	mac = THREAD_ARG(t);
 
 	/* since this is asynchronous we need sanity checks*/
-	mac = zvni_mac_lookup(zvni, &mac->macaddr);
-	if (!mac)
+	zvrf = vrf_info_lookup(mac->zvni->vrf_id);
+	if (!zvrf)
 		return 0;
 
 	zvni = zvni_lookup(mac->zvni->vni);
 	if (!zvni)
 		return 0;
 
-	zvrf = vrf_info_lookup(zvni->vxlan_if->vrf_id);
-	if (!zvrf)
+	mac = zvni_mac_lookup(zvni, &mac->macaddr);
+	if (!mac)
 		return 0;
 
 	if (IS_ZEBRA_DEBUG_VXLAN)