diff --git a/net/mac80211/mesh_hwmp.c b/net/mac80211/mesh_hwmp.c
index 8404fa5153c6..3d8e55ae6ab6 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mesh_hwmp.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mesh_hwmp.c
@@ -449,7 +449,6 @@ static u32 hwmp_route_info_get(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 
 		if (fresh_info) {
 			mesh_path_assign_nexthop(mpath, sta);
-			mpath->flags &= ~MESH_PATH_SN_VALID;
 			mpath->metric = last_hop_metric;
 			mpath->exp_time = time_after(mpath->exp_time, exp_time)
 					  ?  mpath->exp_time : exp_time;