diff --git a/ospfd/ospf_packet.c b/ospfd/ospf_packet.c
index d3f1b56..37223fb 100644
--- a/ospfd/ospf_packet.c
+++ b/ospfd/ospf_packet.c
@@ -1833,8 +1833,7 @@
 	 then take the following actions: */
 
       if (IS_LSA_MAXAGE (lsa) && !current &&
-	  (ospf_nbr_count (oi, NSM_Exchange) +
-	   ospf_nbr_count (oi, NSM_Loading)) == 0)
+	  ospf_check_nbr_status(oi->ospf))
 	{
 	  /* (4a) Response Link State Acknowledgment. */
 	  ospf_ls_ack_send (nbr, lsa);