diff --git a/zebra/zebra_rib.c b/zebra/zebra_rib.c
index 9cfaef3a89..afe59b9593 100644
--- a/zebra/zebra_rib.c
+++ b/zebra/zebra_rib.c
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ int zebra_check_addr(const struct prefix *p)
 /* Add nexthop to the end of a rib node's nexthop list */
 void route_entry_nexthop_add(struct route_entry *re, struct nexthop *nexthop)
 {
-	_nexthop_add(&re->ng.nexthop, nexthop);
+	_nexthop_group_add_sorted(&re->ng, nexthop);
 	re->nexthop_num++;
 }