diff --git a/isisd/isis_zebra.c b/isisd/isis_zebra.c
index dfe74e325e..79d79f8911 100644
--- a/isisd/isis_zebra.c
+++ b/isisd/isis_zebra.c
@@ -362,6 +362,10 @@ static int isis_zebra_read(int command, struct zclient *zclient,
 	if (zapi_route_decode(zclient->ibuf, &api) < 0)
 		return -1;
 
+	if (api.prefix.family == AF_INET6
+	    && IN6_IS_ADDR_LINKLOCAL(&api.prefix.u.prefix6))
+		return 0;
+
 	/*
 	 * Avoid advertising a false default reachability. (A default
 	 * route installed by IS-IS gets redistributed from zebra back
diff --git a/ospf6d/ospf6_zebra.c b/ospf6d/ospf6_zebra.c
index 54f1735e7a..abdc82a738 100644
--- a/ospf6d/ospf6_zebra.c
+++ b/ospf6d/ospf6_zebra.c
@@ -226,6 +226,9 @@ static int ospf6_zebra_read_route(int command, struct zclient *zclient,
 	if (CHECK_FLAG(api.message, ZAPI_MESSAGE_SRCPFX))
 		return 0;
 
+	if (IN6_IS_ADDR_LINKLOCAL(&api.prefix.u.prefix6))
+		return 0;
+
 	ifindex = api.nexthops[0].ifindex;
 	nexthop = &api.nexthops[0].gate.ipv6;
 
diff --git a/ripngd/ripng_zebra.c b/ripngd/ripng_zebra.c
index 28a57f25d0..c68c066f0c 100644
--- a/ripngd/ripng_zebra.c
+++ b/ripngd/ripng_zebra.c
@@ -126,6 +126,9 @@ static int ripng_zebra_read_route(int command, struct zclient *zclient,
 	if (CHECK_FLAG(api.message, ZAPI_MESSAGE_SRCPFX))
 		return 0;
 
+	if (IN6_IS_ADDR_LINKLOCAL(&api.prefix.u.prefix6))
+		return 0;
+
 	nexthop = api.nexthops[0].gate.ipv6;
 	ifindex = api.nexthops[0].ifindex;