diff --git a/ospf6d/ospf6_asbr.c b/ospf6d/ospf6_asbr.c
index 5a7023126d..b47f0ca169 100644
--- a/ospf6d/ospf6_asbr.c
+++ b/ospf6d/ospf6_asbr.c
@@ -1787,7 +1787,7 @@ int ospf6_redistribute_config_write(struct vty *vty, struct ospf6 *ospf6)
 		vty_out(vty, " redistribute %s", ZROUTE_NAME(type));
 		if (red->dmetric.value >= 0)
 			vty_out(vty, " metric %d", red->dmetric.value);
-		if (red->dmetric.type != DEFAULT_METRIC_TYPE)
+		if (red->dmetric.type == 1)
 			vty_out(vty, " metric-type 1");
 		if (ROUTEMAP_NAME(red))
 			vty_out(vty, " route-map %s", ROUTEMAP_NAME(red));