diff --git a/pimd/pim_rpf.c b/pimd/pim_rpf.c
index 06765d93df..b17ae3131f 100644
--- a/pimd/pim_rpf.c
+++ b/pimd/pim_rpf.c
@@ -116,8 +116,8 @@ bool pim_nexthop_lookup(struct pim_instance *pim, struct pim_nexthop *nexthop,
 			i++;
 		} else if (neighbor_needed &&
 			   !pim_if_connected_to_source(ifp, addr)) {
-			nbr = pim_neighbor_find(ifp,
-						nexthop_tab[i].nexthop_addr);
+			nbr = pim_neighbor_find(
+				ifp, nexthop_tab[i].nexthop_addr, true);
 			if (PIM_DEBUG_PIM_TRACE_DETAIL)
 				zlog_debug("ifp name: %s, pim nbr: %p",
 					   ifp->name, nbr);