diff --git a/zebra/zebra_vty.c b/zebra/zebra_vty.c
index 55c4f6e916..1ce8e442fa 100644
--- a/zebra/zebra_vty.c
+++ b/zebra/zebra_vty.c
@@ -1198,7 +1198,8 @@ static void vty_show_ip_route_detail(struct vty *vty, struct route_node *rn,
 				break;
 			}
 
-			if (re->vrf_id != nexthop->vrf_id) {
+			if ((re->vrf_id != nexthop->vrf_id)
+			     && !NEXTHOP_TYPE_BLACKHOLE) {
 				struct vrf *vrf =
 					vrf_lookup_by_id(nexthop->vrf_id);
 
@@ -1415,7 +1416,8 @@ static void vty_show_ip_route(struct vty *vty, struct route_node *rn,
 				break;
 			}
 
-			if (nexthop->vrf_id != re->vrf_id) {
+			if ((nexthop->vrf_id != re->vrf_id)
+			     && !NEXTHOP_TYPE_BLACKHOLE) {
 				struct vrf *vrf =
 					vrf_lookup_by_id(nexthop->vrf_id);
 
@@ -1569,7 +1571,8 @@ static void vty_show_ip_route(struct vty *vty, struct route_node *rn,
 			break;
 		}
 
-		if (nexthop->vrf_id != re->vrf_id) {
+		if ((nexthop->vrf_id != re->vrf_id)
+		     && !NEXTHOP_TYPE_BLACKHOLE) {
 			struct vrf *vrf = vrf_lookup_by_id(nexthop->vrf_id);
 
 			if (vrf)