diff --git a/zebra/zebra_nhg.c b/zebra/zebra_nhg.c
index fb474b1add..68fce701c4 100644
--- a/zebra/zebra_nhg.c
+++ b/zebra/zebra_nhg.c
@@ -2582,6 +2582,8 @@ static unsigned nexthop_active_check(struct route_node *rn,
 	if (IS_ZEBRA_DEBUG_NHG_DETAIL)
 		zlog_debug("%s: re %p, nexthop %pNHv", __func__, re, nexthop);
 
+	vrf_id = zvrf_id(rib_dest_vrf(rib_dest_from_rnode(rn)));
+
 	/*
 	 * If this is a kernel route, then if the interface is *up* then
 	 * by golly gee whiz it's a good route.
@@ -2591,13 +2593,12 @@ static unsigned nexthop_active_check(struct route_node *rn,
 
 		ifp = if_lookup_by_index(nexthop->ifindex, nexthop->vrf_id);
 
-		if (ifp && if_is_up(ifp)) {
+		if (ifp && ifp->vrf->vrf_id == vrf_id && if_is_up(ifp)) {
 			SET_FLAG(nexthop->flags, NEXTHOP_FLAG_ACTIVE);
 			goto skip_check;
 		}
 	}
 
-	vrf_id = zvrf_id(rib_dest_vrf(rib_dest_from_rnode(rn)));
 	switch (nexthop->type) {
 	case NEXTHOP_TYPE_IFINDEX:
 		if (nexthop_active(nexthop, nhe, &rn->p, re->type, re->flags,