diff --git a/ospfd/ospf_abr.c b/ospfd/ospf_abr.c
index 634418ec5a..f3c4798906 100644
--- a/ospfd/ospf_abr.c
+++ b/ospfd/ospf_abr.c
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ static int ospf_abr_nssa_am_elected(struct ospf_area *area)
 /* Check NSSA ABR status
  * assumes there are nssa areas
  */
-static void ospf_abr_nssa_check_status(struct ospf *ospf)
+void ospf_abr_nssa_check_status(struct ospf *ospf)
 {
 	struct ospf_area *area;
 	struct listnode *lnode, *nnode;
diff --git a/ospfd/ospf_abr.h b/ospfd/ospf_abr.h
index b3007622c4..e15f4a6bf7 100644
--- a/ospfd/ospf_abr.h
+++ b/ospfd/ospf_abr.h
@@ -83,4 +83,5 @@ extern void ospf_schedule_abr_task(struct ospf *);
 
 extern void ospf_abr_announce_network_to_area(struct prefix_ipv4 *, uint32_t,
 					      struct ospf_area *);
+extern void ospf_abr_nssa_check_status(struct ospf *ospf);
 #endif /* _ZEBRA_OSPF_ABR_H */
diff --git a/ospfd/ospf_spf.c b/ospfd/ospf_spf.c
index b53719a402..78814cb288 100644
--- a/ospfd/ospf_spf.c
+++ b/ospfd/ospf_spf.c
@@ -1432,8 +1432,11 @@ static int ospf_spf_calculate_schedule_worker(struct thread *thread)
 
 	/* ABRs may require additional changes, see RFC 2328 16.7. */
 	monotime(&start_time);
-	if (IS_OSPF_ABR(ospf))
+	if (IS_OSPF_ABR(ospf)) {
+		if (ospf->anyNSSA)
+			ospf_abr_nssa_check_status(ospf);
 		ospf_abr_task(ospf);
+	}
 	abr_time = monotime_since(&start_time, NULL);
 
 	/* Schedule Segment Routing update */