diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index e7ca6015d2..1f7d59d3aa 100755
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -320,6 +320,8 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(werror,
   AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-werror], [enable -Werror (recommended for developers only)]))
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(cumulus,
   AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-cumulus], [enable Cumulus Switch Special Extensions]))
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(rr-semantics,
+  AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-rr-semantics], [disable the v6 Route Replace semantics]))
 
 AC_CHECK_HEADERS(json-c/json.h)
 AC_CHECK_LIB(json-c, json_object_get, LIBS="$LIBS -ljson-c")
@@ -354,6 +356,10 @@ case "${enable_systemd}" in
   "*") ;;
 esac
 
+if test "${enable_rr_semantics}" != "no" ; then
+  AC_DEFINE(HAVE_V6_RR_SEMANTICS,, Compile in v6 Route Replacement Semantics)
+fi
+
 if test "${enable_poll}" = "yes" ; then
   AC_DEFINE(HAVE_POLL,,Compile systemd support in)
 fi
diff --git a/zebra/rt_netlink.c b/zebra/rt_netlink.c
index b0e680b7a9..0e336fe974 100644
--- a/zebra/rt_netlink.c
+++ b/zebra/rt_netlink.c
@@ -2299,7 +2299,12 @@ kernel_add_ipv6 (struct prefix *p, struct rib *rib)
 int
 kernel_update_ipv6 (struct prefix *p, struct rib *rib)
 {
+#if defined (HAVE_V6_RR_SEMANTICS)
   return netlink_route_multipath (RTM_NEWROUTE, p, rib, AF_INET6, 1);
+#else
+  kernel_delete_ipv6 (p, rib);
+  return kernel_add_ipv6 (p, rib);
+#endif
 }
 
 int