diff --git a/zebra/rt.h b/zebra/rt.h
index d8a22d2cfc..4cf4c9d780 100644
--- a/zebra/rt.h
+++ b/zebra/rt.h
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
+#define ROUTE_INSTALLATION_METRIC 20
+
 #define RKERNEL_ROUTE(type) ((type) == ZEBRA_ROUTE_KERNEL)
 
 #define RSYSTEM_ROUTE(type)                                                    \
diff --git a/zebra/rt_netlink.c b/zebra/rt_netlink.c
index 39ec003047..1a090c78e3 100644
--- a/zebra/rt_netlink.c
+++ b/zebra/rt_netlink.c
@@ -2077,7 +2077,7 @@ ssize_t netlink_route_multipath_msg_encode(int cmd,
 	 * by the routing protocol and for communicating with protocol peers.
 	 */
 	if (!nl_attr_put32(&req->n, datalen, RTA_PRIORITY,
-			   NL_DEFAULT_ROUTE_METRIC))
+			   ROUTE_INSTALLATION_METRIC))
 		return 0;
 
 #if defined(SUPPORT_REALMS)
diff --git a/zebra/rt_netlink.h b/zebra/rt_netlink.h
index b67169d6f0..351f98a2ca 100644
--- a/zebra/rt_netlink.h
+++ b/zebra/rt_netlink.h
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
-#define NL_DEFAULT_ROUTE_METRIC 20
 
 /*
  * Additional protocol strings to push into routes
diff --git a/zebra/zebra_rib.c b/zebra/zebra_rib.c
index fcffb500e9..81910f68b7 100644
--- a/zebra/zebra_rib.c
+++ b/zebra/zebra_rib.c
@@ -2712,10 +2712,6 @@ static void process_subq_early_route_add(struct zebra_early_route *ere)
 	if (ere->src_p_provided)
 		apply_mask_ipv6(&ere->src_p);
 
-	/* Set default distance by route type. */
-	if (re->distance == 0)
-		re->distance = route_distance(re->type);
-
 	/* Lookup route node.*/
 	rn = srcdest_rnode_get(table, &ere->p,
 			       ere->src_p_provided ? &ere->src_p : NULL);
@@ -2762,6 +2758,22 @@ static void process_subq_early_route_add(struct zebra_early_route *ere)
 		}
 	}
 
+	/* Set default distance by route type. */
+	if (re->distance == 0) {
+		if (same && !zebra_router_notify_on_ack())
+			re->distance = same->distance;
+		else
+			re->distance = route_distance(re->type);
+	}
+
+	if (re->metric == ROUTE_INSTALLATION_METRIC &&
+	    CHECK_FLAG(re->flags, ZEBRA_FLAG_SELFROUTE)) {
+		if (same && !zebra_router_notify_on_ack())
+			re->metric = same->metric;
+		else
+			re->metric = 0;
+	}
+
 	/* If this route is kernel/connected route, notify the dataplane. */
 	if (RIB_SYSTEM_ROUTE(re)) {
 		/* Notify dataplane */