diff --git a/bgpd/bgp_route.c b/bgpd/bgp_route.c
index dd78a38977..e035ccdd0e 100644
--- a/bgpd/bgp_route.c
+++ b/bgpd/bgp_route.c
@@ -8666,6 +8666,9 @@ void bgp_redistribute_add(struct bgp *bgp, struct prefix *p,
 	 */
 	assert(attr.aspath);
 
+	if (p->family == AF_INET6)
+		UNSET_FLAG(attr.flag, ATTR_FLAG_BIT(BGP_ATTR_NEXT_HOP));
+
 	switch (nhtype) {
 	case NEXTHOP_TYPE_IFINDEX:
 		switch (p->family) {