diff --git a/ospf6d/ospf6_neighbor.c b/ospf6d/ospf6_neighbor.c
index f6c3aea..ab157ca 100644
--- a/ospf6d/ospf6_neighbor.c
+++ b/ospf6d/ospf6_neighbor.c
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@
             buf, oi->interface->name);
   on->ospf6_if = oi;
   on->state = OSPF6_NEIGHBOR_DOWN;
+  on->state_change = 0;
   quagga_gettime (QUAGGA_CLK_MONOTONIC, &on->last_changed);
   on->router_id = router_id;
 
@@ -154,6 +155,7 @@
   if (prev_state == next_state)
     return;
 
+  on->state_change++;
   quagga_gettime (QUAGGA_CLK_MONOTONIC, &on->last_changed);
 
   /* log */