diff --git a/lib/nexthop.c b/lib/nexthop.c
index 120968f436..2f7ba7e3d0 100644
--- a/lib/nexthop.c
+++ b/lib/nexthop.c
@@ -92,13 +92,13 @@ int nexthop_cmp(const struct nexthop *next1, const struct nexthop *next2)
 		break;
 	case NEXTHOP_TYPE_IPV6:
 		ret = memcmp(&next1->gate, &next2->gate, sizeof(union g_addr));
-		if (!ret)
+		if (ret)
 			return ret;
 		break;
 	case NEXTHOP_TYPE_IPV4_IFINDEX:
 	case NEXTHOP_TYPE_IPV6_IFINDEX:
 		ret = memcmp(&next1->gate, &next2->gate, sizeof(union g_addr));
-		if (!ret)
+		if (ret)
 			return ret;
 		/* Intentional Fall-Through */
 	case NEXTHOP_TYPE_IFINDEX: