diff --git a/zebra/zebra_rib.c b/zebra/zebra_rib.c
index 7263389570..d239501d33 100644
--- a/zebra/zebra_rib.c
+++ b/zebra/zebra_rib.c
@@ -1883,8 +1883,10 @@ rib_delete_ipv4 (int type, int flags, struct prefix_ipv4 *p,
       if (rib->type != type)
 	continue;
       if (rib->type == ZEBRA_ROUTE_CONNECT && (nexthop = rib->nexthop) &&
-	  nexthop->type == NEXTHOP_TYPE_IFINDEX && nexthop->ifindex == ifindex)
+	  nexthop->type == NEXTHOP_TYPE_IFINDEX)
 	{
+	  if (nexthop->ifindex != ifindex)
+	    continue;
 	  if (rib->refcnt)
 	    {
 	      rib->refcnt--;
@@ -2431,8 +2433,10 @@ rib_delete_ipv6 (int type, int flags, struct prefix_ipv6 *p,
       if (rib->type != type)
         continue;
       if (rib->type == ZEBRA_ROUTE_CONNECT && (nexthop = rib->nexthop) &&
-	  nexthop->type == NEXTHOP_TYPE_IFINDEX && nexthop->ifindex == ifindex)
+	  nexthop->type == NEXTHOP_TYPE_IFINDEX)
 	{
+	  if (nexthop->ifindex != ifindex)
+	    continue;
 	  if (rib->refcnt)
 	    {
 	      rib->refcnt--;