diff --git a/bgpd/bgp_route.c b/bgpd/bgp_route.c
index 3cfb118828..5c157b9539 100644
--- a/bgpd/bgp_route.c
+++ b/bgpd/bgp_route.c
@@ -4008,7 +4008,7 @@ bgp_static_update_safi (struct bgp *bgp, struct prefix *p,
 
   if ((safi == SAFI_EVPN) || (safi == SAFI_MPLS_VPN) || (safi == SAFI_ENCAP))
     {
-      if (bgp_static->igpnexthop.s_addr)
+      if (afi == AFI_IP)
         {
           bgp_attr_extra_get (&attr)->mp_nexthop_global_in = bgp_static->igpnexthop;
           bgp_attr_extra_get (&attr)->mp_nexthop_len = IPV4_MAX_BYTELEN;