diff --git a/zebra/rt_netlink.c b/zebra/rt_netlink.c
index bd0ec78486..98138d607b 100644
--- a/zebra/rt_netlink.c
+++ b/zebra/rt_netlink.c
@@ -2299,6 +2299,8 @@ int netlink_nexthop_change(struct nlmsghdr *h, ns_id_t ns_id, int startup)
 				return -1;
 			}
 		}
+		SET_FLAG(nhe->flags, NEXTHOP_GROUP_INSTALLED);
+
 	} else if (h->nlmsg_type == RTM_DELNEXTHOP) {
 		if (!nhe) {
 			flog_warn(
@@ -2308,6 +2310,8 @@ int netlink_nexthop_change(struct nlmsghdr *h, ns_id_t ns_id, int startup)
 			return -1;
 		}
 
+		UNSET_FLAG(nhe->flags, NEXTHOP_GROUP_INSTALLED);
+
 		// TODO: Run some active check on all route_entry's?
 		if (nhe->refcnt) {
 			flog_err(