diff --git a/sys/net/routing/aodvv2/aodv.c b/sys/net/routing/aodvv2/aodv.c
index fbe8dbbc5a..81099941c9 100644
--- a/sys/net/routing/aodvv2/aodv.c
+++ b/sys/net/routing/aodvv2/aodv.c
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ ipv6_addr_t *aodv_get_next_hop(ipv6_addr_t *dest)
         /* Case 2: Broken Link (detected by lower layer) */
         int link_broken = (ndp_nc_entry->state == NDP_NCE_STATUS_INCOMPLETE ||
                            ndp_nc_entry->state == NDP_NCE_STATUS_PROBE) &&
-                          (rt_entry != NULL && rt_entry->state != ROUTE_STATE_BROKEN);
+                          (rt_entry != NULL && rt_entry->state != ROUTE_STATE_INVALID);
 
         if (link_broken) {
             DEBUG("\tNeighbor Cache entry found, but invalid (state: %i). Sending RERR.\n",
@@ -360,8 +360,7 @@ ipv6_addr_t *aodv_get_next_hop(ipv6_addr_t *dest)
           ipv6_addr_to_str(addr_str, IPV6_MAX_ADDR_STR_LEN, dest));
     if (rt_entry) {
         /* Case 1: Undeliverable Packet */
-        int packet_indeliverable = rt_entry->state == ROUTE_STATE_BROKEN ||
-                                   rt_entry->state == ROUTE_STATE_EXPIRED;
+        int packet_indeliverable = rt_entry->state == ROUTE_STATE_INVALID;
         if (packet_indeliverable) {
             DEBUG("\tRouting table entry found, but invalid (state %i). Sending RERR.\n",
                   rt_entry->state);
diff --git a/sys/net/routing/aodvv2/reader.c b/sys/net/routing/aodvv2/reader.c
index 0b88ffbf6f..7bd01ac4a7 100644
--- a/sys/net/routing/aodvv2/reader.c
+++ b/sys/net/routing/aodvv2/reader.c
@@ -646,7 +646,7 @@ static enum rfc5444_result _cb_rerr_blocktlv_addresstlvs_okay(struct rfc5444_rea
         /* check if route to unreachable node has to be marked as broken and RERR has to be forwarded */
         if (netaddr_cmp(&unreachable_entry->nextHopAddr, &packet_data.sender) == 0
                 && (!tlv || seqnum_cmp(unreachable_entry->seqnum, packet_data.origNode.seqnum) == 0)) {
-            unreachable_entry->state = ROUTE_STATE_BROKEN;
+            unreachable_entry->state = ROUTE_STATE_INVALID;
             unreachable_nodes[num_unreachable_nodes].addr = packet_data.origNode.addr;
             unreachable_nodes[num_unreachable_nodes].seqnum = packet_data.origNode.seqnum;
             num_unreachable_nodes++;
diff --git a/sys/net/routing/aodvv2/routingtable.c b/sys/net/routing/aodvv2/routingtable.c
index 45f8f12898..d392bd1c8d 100644
--- a/sys/net/routing/aodvv2/routingtable.c
+++ b/sys/net/routing/aodvv2/routingtable.c
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ void routingtable_break_and_get_all_hopping_over(struct netaddr *hop,
                 (*len)++;
                 DEBUG("\t[routing] unreachable node found: %s\n", netaddr_to_string(&nbuf, &routing_table[i].nextHopAddr));
             }
-            routing_table[i].state = ROUTE_STATE_BROKEN;
+            routing_table[i].state = ROUTE_STATE_INVALID;
             DEBUG("\t[routing] number of unreachable nodes: %i\n", *len);
         }
     }
@@ -159,30 +159,33 @@ static void _reset_entry_if_stale(uint8_t i)
         routing_table[i].lastUsed = now; /* mark the time entry was set to Idle */
     }
 
-    /* After an idle route remains Idle for MAX_IDLETIME, it becomes an Expired route.
-       A route MUST be considered Expired if Current_Time >= Route.ExpirationTime
-    */
+    /* After an Idle route remains Idle for MAX_IDLETIME, it becomes an Invalid route. */
 
     /* if the node is younger than the expiration time, don't bother */
     if (timex_cmp(now, expirationTime) < 0) {
         return;
     }
 
+    /* If Current_Time > Route.ExpirationTime, set Route.State := Invalid. */
     if ((state == ROUTE_STATE_IDLE) &&
-        (timex_cmp(expirationTime, now) < 1)) {
-        DEBUG("\t[routing] route towards %s Expired\n",
+        (timex_cmp(now, expirationTime) > 0)) {
+        DEBUG("\t[routing] route towards %s became Invalid\n",
               netaddr_to_string(&nbuf, &routing_table[i].addr));
-        DEBUG("\t expirationTime: %"PRIu32":%"PRIu32" , now: %"PRIu32":%"PRIu32"\n",
-              expirationTime.seconds, expirationTime.microseconds,
-              now.seconds, now.microseconds);
-        routing_table[i].state = ROUTE_STATE_EXPIRED;
-        routing_table[i].lastUsed = now; /* mark the time entry was set to Expired */
+        routing_table[i].state = ROUTE_STATE_INVALID;
+        routing_table[i].lastUsed = now; /* mark the time entry was set to Invalid */
+    }
+
+    /* If (Current_Time - Route.LastUsed) > (ACTIVE_INTERVAL + MAX_IDLETIME),
+     * and if (Route.Timed == FALSE), set Route.State := Invalid. */
+    if ((timex_cmp(timex_sub(now, lastUsed), timex_add(active_interval, max_idletime)) > 0) &&
+        (state != ROUTE_STATE_TIMED)) {
+        routing_table[i].state = ROUTE_STATE_INVALID;
     }
 
     /* After that time, old sequence number information is considered no longer
-     * valuable and the Expired route MUST BE expunged */
+     * valid and the Invalid route MUST BE expunged */
     if (timex_cmp(timex_sub(now, lastUsed), max_seqnum_lifetime) >= 0) {
-        DEBUG("\t[routing] reset routing table entry for %s at %i\n",
+        DEBUG("\t[routing] Expunged routing table entry for %s at %i\n",
               netaddr_to_string(&nbuf, &routing_table[i].addr), i);
         memset(&routing_table[i], 0, sizeof(routing_table[i]));
     }
@@ -197,11 +200,11 @@ bool routingtable_offers_improvement(struct aodvv2_routing_entry_t *rt_entry,
     }
     /* Check if new info is more costly */
     if ((node_data->metric >= rt_entry->metric)
-        && !(rt_entry->state != ROUTE_STATE_BROKEN)) {
+        && !(rt_entry->state != ROUTE_STATE_INVALID)) {
         return false;
     }
-    /* Check if new info repairs a broken route */
-    if (!(rt_entry->state != ROUTE_STATE_BROKEN)) {
+    /* Check if new info repairs an invalid route */
+    if (!(rt_entry->state != ROUTE_STATE_INVALID)) {
         return false;
     }
     return true;
diff --git a/sys/net/routing/aodvv2/routingtable.h b/sys/net/routing/aodvv2/routingtable.h
index 5e1e533aaa..87e4421585 100644
--- a/sys/net/routing/aodvv2/routingtable.h
+++ b/sys/net/routing/aodvv2/routingtable.h
@@ -39,8 +39,7 @@ enum aodvv2_routing_states
 {
     ROUTE_STATE_ACTIVE,
     ROUTE_STATE_IDLE,
-    ROUTE_STATE_EXPIRED,
-    ROUTE_STATE_BROKEN,
+    ROUTE_STATE_INVALID,
     ROUTE_STATE_TIMED
 };