diff --git a/zebra/interface.c b/zebra/interface.c
index 5c01e64e0f..9570391c93 100644
--- a/zebra/interface.c
+++ b/zebra/interface.c
@@ -1131,8 +1131,6 @@ void zebra_if_update_link(struct interface *ifp, ifindex_t link_ifindex,
 {
 	struct zebra_if *zif;
 
-	if (IS_ZEBRA_IF_VETH(ifp))
-		return;
 	zif = (struct zebra_if *)ifp->info;
 	zif->link_nsid = ns_id;
 	zif->link_ifindex = link_ifindex;