diff --git a/lib/nexthop.c b/lib/nexthop.c
index e19c1d6800..8df57e36a2 100644
--- a/lib/nexthop.c
+++ b/lib/nexthop.c
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ static int _nexthop_srv6_cmp(const struct nexthop *nh1,
 			     const struct nexthop *nh2)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
+	int i = 0;
 
 	if (!nh1->nh_srv6 && !nh2->nh_srv6)
 		return 0;
@@ -78,9 +79,26 @@ static int _nexthop_srv6_cmp(const struct nexthop *nh1,
 	if (ret != 0)
 		return ret;
 
-	ret = memcmp(&nh1->nh_srv6->seg6_segs,
-		     &nh2->nh_srv6->seg6_segs,
-		     sizeof(struct in6_addr));
+	if (!nh1->nh_srv6->seg6_segs && !nh2->nh_srv6->seg6_segs)
+		return 0;
+
+	if (!nh1->nh_srv6->seg6_segs && nh2->nh_srv6->seg6_segs)
+		return -1;
+
+	if (nh1->nh_srv6->seg6_segs && !nh2->nh_srv6->seg6_segs)
+		return 1;
+
+	if (nh1->nh_srv6->seg6_segs->num_segs !=
+	    nh2->nh_srv6->seg6_segs->num_segs)
+		return -1;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < nh1->nh_srv6->seg6_segs->num_segs; i++) {
+		ret = memcmp(&nh1->nh_srv6->seg6_segs->seg[i],
+			     &nh2->nh_srv6->seg6_segs->seg[i],
+			     sizeof(struct in6_addr));
+		if (ret != 0)
+			break;
+	}
 
 	return ret;
 }