diff --git a/core/net/rpl/rpl-dag.c b/core/net/rpl/rpl-dag.c
index f75719b6c..7b1908cfe 100644
--- a/core/net/rpl/rpl-dag.c
+++ b/core/net/rpl/rpl-dag.c
@@ -789,7 +789,6 @@ rpl_nullify_parent(rpl_parent_t *parent)
   /* This function can be called when the preferred parent is NULL, so we
      need to handle this condition in order to trigger uip_ds6_defrt_rm. */
   if(parent == dag->preferred_parent || dag->preferred_parent == NULL) {
-    rpl_set_preferred_parent(dag, NULL);
     dag->rank = INFINITE_RANK;
     if(dag->joined) {
       if(dag->instance->def_route != NULL) {
@@ -799,7 +798,11 @@ rpl_nullify_parent(rpl_parent_t *parent)
         uip_ds6_defrt_rm(dag->instance->def_route);
         dag->instance->def_route = NULL;
       }
-      dao_output(parent, RPL_ZERO_LIFETIME);
+      /* Send no-path DAO only to preferred parent, if any */
+      if(parent == dag->preferred_parent) {
+        dao_output(parent, RPL_ZERO_LIFETIME);
+        rpl_set_preferred_parent(dag, NULL);
+      }
     }
   }