diff --git a/zebra/rt_netlink.c b/zebra/rt_netlink.c
index ed188ee6c7..b32882e858 100644
--- a/zebra/rt_netlink.c
+++ b/zebra/rt_netlink.c
@@ -3288,9 +3288,8 @@ ssize_t netlink_nexthop_msg_encode(uint16_t cmd,
 nexthop_done:
 
 			if (IS_ZEBRA_DEBUG_KERNEL)
-				zlog_debug("%s: ID (%u): %pNHv(%d) vrf %s(%u) %s ",
+				zlog_debug("%s: ID (%u): %pNHv(%d) vrf %u %s ",
 					   __func__, id, nh, nh->ifindex,
-					   vrf_id_to_name(nh->vrf_id),
 					   nh->vrf_id, label_buf);
 		}