diff --git a/bgpd/bgp_nexthop.c b/bgpd/bgp_nexthop.c
index 80495065b0..a58b73e9f3 100644
--- a/bgpd/bgp_nexthop.c
+++ b/bgpd/bgp_nexthop.c
@@ -236,6 +236,7 @@ bgp_connected_add (struct bgp *bgp, struct connected *ifc)
       for (ALL_LIST_ELEMENTS (bgp->peer, node, nnode, peer))
         {
           if (peer->conf_if && (strcmp (peer->conf_if, ifc->ifp->name) == 0) &&
+              peer->status != Established &&
               !CHECK_FLAG(peer->flags, PEER_FLAG_IFPEER_V6ONLY))
             {
               if (peer_active(peer))