diff --git a/zebra/zebra_rib.c b/zebra/zebra_rib.c
index df3571ee47..2651eab164 100644
--- a/zebra/zebra_rib.c
+++ b/zebra/zebra_rib.c
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ static const struct {
 } route_info[ZEBRA_ROUTE_MAX] = {
 	[ZEBRA_ROUTE_NHG] = {ZEBRA_ROUTE_NHG, 255 /* Unneeded for nhg's */,
 			     META_QUEUE_NHG},
-	[ZEBRA_ROUTE_SYSTEM] = {ZEBRA_ROUTE_SYSTEM, 0, META_QUEUE_OTHER},
+	[ZEBRA_ROUTE_SYSTEM] = {ZEBRA_ROUTE_SYSTEM, 0, META_QUEUE_KERNEL},
 	[ZEBRA_ROUTE_KERNEL] = {ZEBRA_ROUTE_KERNEL, 0, META_QUEUE_KERNEL},
 	[ZEBRA_ROUTE_CONNECT] = {ZEBRA_ROUTE_CONNECT, 0, META_QUEUE_CONNECTED},
 	[ZEBRA_ROUTE_STATIC] = {ZEBRA_ROUTE_STATIC, 1, META_QUEUE_STATIC},