diff --git a/sys/dev/xen/netfront/netfront.c b/sys/dev/xen/netfront/netfront.c
index 3c1f9527d65c..4e3b4dfd9ec5 100644
--- a/sys/dev/xen/netfront/netfront.c
+++ b/sys/dev/xen/netfront/netfront.c
@@ -682,7 +682,6 @@ netfront_backend_changed(device_t dev, XenbusState newstate)
 	switch (newstate) {
 	case XenbusStateInitialising:
 	case XenbusStateInitialised:
-	case XenbusStateConnected:
 	case XenbusStateUnknown:
 	case XenbusStateClosed:
 	case XenbusStateReconfigured:
@@ -694,13 +693,15 @@ netfront_backend_changed(device_t dev, XenbusState newstate)
 		if (network_connect(sc) != 0)
 			break;
 		xenbus_set_state(dev, XenbusStateConnected);
-#ifdef INET
-		netfront_send_fake_arp(dev, sc);
-#endif
 		break;
 	case XenbusStateClosing:
 		xenbus_set_state(dev, XenbusStateClosed);
 		break;
+	case XenbusStateConnected:
+#ifdef INET
+		netfront_send_fake_arp(dev, sc);
+#endif
+		break;
 	}
 }