diff --git a/bgpd/bgp_zebra.c b/bgpd/bgp_zebra.c
index ec71e17034..2c7c087855 100644
--- a/bgpd/bgp_zebra.c
+++ b/bgpd/bgp_zebra.c
@@ -750,6 +750,9 @@ bool bgp_zebra_nexthop_set(union sockunion *local, union sockunion *remote,
 								? peer->conf_if
 								: peer->ifname,
 							peer->bgp->vrf_id);
+			else if (peer->update_if)
+				ifp = if_lookup_by_name(peer->update_if,
+							peer->bgp->vrf_id);
 		} else if (peer->update_if)
 			ifp = if_lookup_by_name(peer->update_if,
 						peer->bgp->vrf_id);