diff --git a/zebra/debug_nl.c b/zebra/debug_nl.c
index 7a44ff761b..0e0ccccb6a 100644
--- a/zebra/debug_nl.c
+++ b/zebra/debug_nl.c
@@ -927,7 +927,7 @@ next_rta:
 	plen = RTA_PAYLOAD(rta);
 	zlog_debug("    rta [len=%d (payload=%zu) type=(%d) %s]", rta->rta_len,
 		   plen, rta->rta_type, neigh_rta2str(rta->rta_type));
-	switch (rta->rta_type) {
+	switch (rta->rta_type & ~ NLA_F_NESTED) {
 	case NDA_LLADDR:
 		datap = RTA_DATA(rta);
 		dbuf[0] = 0;