diff --git a/zebra/zebra_rib.c b/zebra/zebra_rib.c
index b78fe76761..dcc5a7acb0 100644
--- a/zebra/zebra_rib.c
+++ b/zebra/zebra_rib.c
@@ -608,6 +608,9 @@ static int nexthop_active(afi_t afi, struct route_entry *re,
 				if (!CHECK_FLAG(match->status,
 						ROUTE_ENTRY_INSTALLED))
 					continue;
+				if (CHECK_FLAG(newhop->flags,
+					       NEXTHOP_FLAG_RECURSIVE))
+					continue;
 
 				if (set) {
 					SET_FLAG(nexthop->flags,
diff --git a/zebra/zebra_vty.c b/zebra/zebra_vty.c
index 1833257863..537820f7ea 100644
--- a/zebra/zebra_vty.c
+++ b/zebra/zebra_vty.c
@@ -164,7 +164,8 @@ DEFUN (show_ip_rpf_addr,
 static char re_status_output_char(struct route_entry *re, struct nexthop *nhop)
 {
 	if (CHECK_FLAG(re->status, ROUTE_ENTRY_INSTALLED)) {
-		if (!CHECK_FLAG(nhop->flags, NEXTHOP_FLAG_DUPLICATE))
+		if (!CHECK_FLAG(nhop->flags, NEXTHOP_FLAG_DUPLICATE) &&
+		    !CHECK_FLAG(nhop->flags, NEXTHOP_FLAG_RECURSIVE))
 			return '*';
 		else
 			return ' ';