diff --git a/thread/service/java/com/android/server/thread/ThreadNetworkControllerService.java b/thread/service/java/com/android/server/thread/ThreadNetworkControllerService.java
index 3d854d7..fb541e6 100644
--- a/thread/service/java/com/android/server/thread/ThreadNetworkControllerService.java
+++ b/thread/service/java/com/android/server/thread/ThreadNetworkControllerService.java
@@ -764,19 +764,17 @@
                             + ", localNetworkInfo: "
                             + localNetworkInfo
                             + "}");
-            if (localNetworkInfo.getUpstreamNetwork() == null) {
+            mUpstreamNetwork = localNetworkInfo.getUpstreamNetwork();
+            if (mUpstreamNetwork == null) {
                 setInfraLinkState(newInfraLinkStateBuilder().build());
                 return;
             }
-            if (!localNetworkInfo.getUpstreamNetwork().equals(mUpstreamNetwork)) {
-                mUpstreamNetwork = localNetworkInfo.getUpstreamNetwork();
-                if (mNetworkToLinkProperties.containsKey(mUpstreamNetwork)) {
-                    setInfraLinkState(
-                            newInfraLinkStateBuilder(mNetworkToLinkProperties.get(mUpstreamNetwork))
-                                    .build());
-                }
-                mNsdPublisher.setNetworkForHostResolution(mUpstreamNetwork);
+            if (mNetworkToLinkProperties.containsKey(mUpstreamNetwork)) {
+                setInfraLinkState(
+                        newInfraLinkStateBuilder(mNetworkToLinkProperties.get(mUpstreamNetwork))
+                                .build());
             }
+            mNsdPublisher.setNetworkForHostResolution(mUpstreamNetwork);
         }
     }
 
@@ -1308,20 +1306,15 @@
     }
 
     private void setInfraLinkState(InfraLinkState newInfraLinkState) {
-        if (mInfraLinkState.equals(newInfraLinkState)) {
-            return;
+        if (!Objects.equals(mInfraLinkState, newInfraLinkState)) {
+            LOG.i("Infra link state changed: " + mInfraLinkState + " -> " + newInfraLinkState);
         }
-        LOG.i("Infra link state changed: " + mInfraLinkState + " -> " + newInfraLinkState);
-
         setInfraLinkInterfaceName(newInfraLinkState.interfaceName);
         setInfraLinkNat64Prefix(newInfraLinkState.nat64Prefix);
         mInfraLinkState = newInfraLinkState;
     }
 
     private void setInfraLinkInterfaceName(String newInfraLinkInterfaceName) {
-        if (Objects.equals(mInfraLinkState.interfaceName, newInfraLinkInterfaceName)) {
-            return;
-        }
         ParcelFileDescriptor infraIcmp6Socket = null;
         if (newInfraLinkInterfaceName != null) {
             try {
@@ -1342,9 +1335,6 @@
     }
 
     private void setInfraLinkNat64Prefix(@Nullable String newNat64Prefix) {
-        if (Objects.equals(mInfraLinkState.nat64Prefix, newNat64Prefix)) {
-            return;
-        }
         try {
             getOtDaemon()
                     .setInfraLinkNat64Prefix(
diff --git a/thread/tests/integration/src/android/net/thread/BorderRoutingTest.java b/thread/tests/integration/src/android/net/thread/BorderRoutingTest.java
index 4a8462d8..3539331 100644
--- a/thread/tests/integration/src/android/net/thread/BorderRoutingTest.java
+++ b/thread/tests/integration/src/android/net/thread/BorderRoutingTest.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 import static android.net.thread.utils.IntegrationTestUtils.newPacketReader;
 import static android.net.thread.utils.IntegrationTestUtils.pollForPacket;
 import static android.net.thread.utils.IntegrationTestUtils.sendUdpMessage;
+import static android.net.thread.utils.IntegrationTestUtils.stopOtDaemon;
 import static android.net.thread.utils.IntegrationTestUtils.waitFor;
 import static android.system.OsConstants.ICMP_ECHO;
 
@@ -46,7 +47,6 @@
 import static java.util.Objects.requireNonNull;
 
 import android.content.Context;
-import android.net.InetAddresses;
 import android.net.IpPrefix;
 import android.net.LinkAddress;
 import android.net.LinkProperties;
@@ -274,6 +274,28 @@
     }
 
     @Test
+    public void unicastRouting_otDaemonRestarts_borderRoutingWorks() throws Exception {
+        /*
+         * <pre>
+         * Topology:
+         *                 infra network                       Thread
+         * infra device -------------------- Border Router -------------- Full Thread device
+         *                                   (Cuttlefish)
+         * </pre>
+         */
+
+        FullThreadDevice ftd = mFtds.get(0);
+        joinNetworkAndWaitForOmr(ftd, DEFAULT_DATASET);
+
+        stopOtDaemon();
+        ftd.waitForStateAnyOf(List.of("leader", "router", "child"), Duration.ofSeconds(40));
+
+        startInfraDeviceAndWaitForOnLinkAddr();
+        mInfraDevice.sendEchoRequest(ftd.getOmrAddress());
+        assertNotNull(pollForIcmpPacketOnInfraNetwork(ICMPV6_ECHO_REPLY_TYPE, ftd.getOmrAddress()));
+    }
+
+    @Test
     @RequiresIpv6MulticastRouting
     public void multicastRouting_ftdSubscribedMulticastAddress_infraLinkJoinsMulticastGroup()
             throws Exception {
diff --git a/thread/tests/integration/src/android/net/thread/utils/IntegrationTestUtils.kt b/thread/tests/integration/src/android/net/thread/utils/IntegrationTestUtils.kt
index 3df74b0..7f31728 100644
--- a/thread/tests/integration/src/android/net/thread/utils/IntegrationTestUtils.kt
+++ b/thread/tests/integration/src/android/net/thread/utils/IntegrationTestUtils.kt
@@ -601,4 +601,12 @@
     fun tearDownInfraNetwork(testNetworkTracker: TestNetworkTracker) {
         runAsShell(MANAGE_TEST_NETWORKS) { testNetworkTracker.teardown() }
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Stop the ot-daemon by shell command.
+     */
+    @JvmStatic
+    fun stopOtDaemon() {
+        runShellCommandOrThrow("stop ot-daemon")
+    }
 }