diff --git a/zebra/zebra_nhg.c b/zebra/zebra_nhg.c
index dc403b8111..4e64fb8ee2 100644
--- a/zebra/zebra_nhg.c
+++ b/zebra/zebra_nhg.c
@@ -3101,7 +3101,7 @@ void zebra_nhg_install_kernel(struct nhg_hash_entry *nhe)
 		if (!ZEBRA_NHG_CREATED(nhe))
 			nhe->type = ZEBRA_ROUTE_NHG;
 
-		int ret = dplane_nexthop_add(nhe);
+		enum zebra_dplane_result ret = dplane_nexthop_add(nhe);
 
 		switch (ret) {
 		case ZEBRA_DPLANE_REQUEST_QUEUED:
@@ -3114,8 +3114,9 @@ void zebra_nhg_install_kernel(struct nhg_hash_entry *nhe)
 				nhe);
 			break;
 		case ZEBRA_DPLANE_REQUEST_SUCCESS:
-			SET_FLAG(nhe->flags, NEXTHOP_GROUP_INSTALLED);
-			zebra_nhg_handle_install(nhe, false);
+			flog_err(EC_ZEBRA_DP_INVALID_RC,
+				 "DPlane returned an invalid result code for attempt of installation of %pNG into the kernel",
+				 nhe);
 			break;
 		}
 	}