diff --git a/lib/nexthop_group.c b/lib/nexthop_group.c
index 8ae001e42a..696b17fedc 100644
--- a/lib/nexthop_group.c
+++ b/lib/nexthop_group.c
@@ -952,11 +952,10 @@ static struct cmd_node nexthop_group_node = {
 	.config_write = nexthop_group_write,
 };
 
-void nexthop_group_write_nexthop(struct vty *vty, const struct nexthop *nh)
+void nexthop_group_write_nexthop_simple(struct vty *vty,
+					const struct nexthop *nh)
 {
 	char buf[100];
-	struct vrf *vrf;
-	int i;
 
 	vty_out(vty, "nexthop ");
 
@@ -983,6 +982,14 @@ void nexthop_group_write_nexthop(struct vty *vty, const struct nexthop *nh)
 	case NEXTHOP_TYPE_BLACKHOLE:
 		break;
 	}
+}
+
+void nexthop_group_write_nexthop(struct vty *vty, const struct nexthop *nh)
+{
+	struct vrf *vrf;
+	int i;
+
+	nexthop_group_write_nexthop_simple(vty, nh);
 
 	if (nh->vrf_id != VRF_DEFAULT) {
 		vrf = vrf_lookup_by_id(nh->vrf_id);
diff --git a/lib/nexthop_group.h b/lib/nexthop_group.h
index 0b5ac91bb2..3024a01357 100644
--- a/lib/nexthop_group.h
+++ b/lib/nexthop_group.h
@@ -135,6 +135,8 @@ extern bool nexthop_group_equal(const struct nexthop_group *nhg1,
 
 extern struct nexthop_group_cmd *nhgc_find(const char *name);
 
+extern void nexthop_group_write_nexthop_simple(struct vty *vty,
+					       const struct nexthop *nh);
 extern void nexthop_group_write_nexthop(struct vty *vty,
 					const struct nexthop *nh);