diff --git a/zebra/rt_socket.c b/zebra/rt_socket.c
index 981ef7a889..73b3dd0b40 100644
--- a/zebra/rt_socket.c
+++ b/zebra/rt_socket.c
@@ -364,6 +364,11 @@ enum zebra_dplane_result kernel_route_update(struct zebra_dplane_ctx *ctx)
 	return res;
 }
 
+enum zebra_dplane_result kernel_nexthop_update(struct zebra_dplane_ctx *ctx)
+{
+	return ZEBRA_DPLANE_REQUEST_SUCCESS;
+}
+
 int kernel_neigh_update(int add, int ifindex, uint32_t addr, char *lla,
 			int llalen, ns_id_t ns_id)
 {