diff --git a/lib/libospf.h b/lib/libospf.h
index c8ada9d3c5..161c7635d8 100644
--- a/lib/libospf.h
+++ b/lib/libospf.h
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #define OSPF_DEFAULT_DESTINATION        0x00000000      /* 0.0.0.0 */
 #define OSPF_INITIAL_SEQUENCE_NUMBER    0x80000001U
 #define OSPF_MAX_SEQUENCE_NUMBER        0x7fffffffU
+#define OSPF_INVALID_SEQUENCE_NUMBER 0x80000000U
 
 /* OSPF Interface Types */
 #define OSPF_IFTYPE_NONE		0
diff --git a/ospfd/ospf_lsa.c b/ospfd/ospf_lsa.c
index a67b6c6c19..92558e3c51 100644
--- a/ospfd/ospf_lsa.c
+++ b/ospfd/ospf_lsa.c
@@ -3648,6 +3648,7 @@ void ospf_flush_self_originated_lsas_now(struct ospf *ospf)
 	struct ospf_interface *oi;
 	struct ospf_lsa *lsa;
 	struct route_node *rn;
+	struct ospf_if_params *oip;
 	int need_to_flush_ase = 0;
 
 	ospf->inst_shutdown = 1;
@@ -3680,6 +3681,12 @@ void ospf_flush_self_originated_lsas_now(struct ospf *ospf)
 				ospf_lsa_flush_area(oi->network_lsa_self, area);
 				ospf_lsa_unlock(&oi->network_lsa_self);
 				oi->network_lsa_self = NULL;
+
+				oip = ospf_lookup_if_params(
+					oi->ifp, oi->address->u.prefix4);
+				if (oip)
+					oip->network_lsa_seqnum = htonl(
+						OSPF_INVALID_SEQUENCE_NUMBER);
 			}
 
 			if (oi->type != OSPF_IFTYPE_VIRTUALLINK