diff --git a/ospfd/ospf_abr.c b/ospfd/ospf_abr.c
index f5edc99..4770275 100644
--- a/ospfd/ospf_abr.c
+++ b/ospfd/ospf_abr.c
@@ -1140,7 +1140,8 @@
 		   GET_METRIC (slsa->metric), cost);
     }
 
-  if (old && (GET_METRIC (slsa->metric) == cost))
+  if (old && (GET_METRIC (slsa->metric) == cost) &&
+      ((old->flags & OSPF_LSA_IN_MAXAGE) == 0))
     {
       if (IS_DEBUG_OSPF_EVENT)
 	zlog_debug ("ospf_abr_announce_rtr_to_area(): old summary approved");