diff --git a/lib/nexthop.c b/lib/nexthop.c
index 2dba412f45..ea6a310a4a 100644
--- a/lib/nexthop.c
+++ b/lib/nexthop.c
@@ -71,6 +71,39 @@ int nexthop_same_no_recurse(const struct nexthop *next1,
 	return 1;
 }
 
+int
+nexthop_same_firsthop (struct nexthop *next1, struct nexthop *next2)
+{
+	int type1 = NEXTHOP_FIRSTHOPTYPE(next1->type);
+	int type2 = NEXTHOP_FIRSTHOPTYPE(next2->type);
+
+	if (type1 != type2)
+		return 0;
+	switch (type1)
+	{
+	case NEXTHOP_TYPE_IPV4_IFINDEX:
+		if (! IPV4_ADDR_SAME (&next1->gate.ipv4, &next2->gate.ipv4))
+			return 0;
+		if (next1->ifindex != next2->ifindex)
+			return 0;
+		break;
+	case NEXTHOP_TYPE_IFINDEX:
+		if (next1->ifindex != next2->ifindex)
+			return 0;
+		break;
+	case NEXTHOP_TYPE_IPV6_IFINDEX:
+		if (! IPV6_ADDR_SAME (&next1->gate.ipv6, &next2->gate.ipv6))
+			return 0;
+		if (next1->ifindex != next2->ifindex)
+			return 0;
+		break;
+	default:
+		/* do nothing */
+		break;
+	}
+	return 1;
+}
+
 /*
  * nexthop_type_to_str
  */
diff --git a/lib/nexthop.h b/lib/nexthop.h
index 781eb93413..20b0cd5227 100644
--- a/lib/nexthop.h
+++ b/lib/nexthop.h
@@ -50,6 +50,11 @@ enum blackhole_type {
 	BLACKHOLE_ADMINPROHIB,
 };
 
+/* IPV[46] -> IPV[46]_IFINDEX */
+#define NEXTHOP_FIRSTHOPTYPE(type) \
+	((type) == NEXTHOP_TYPE_IFINDEX || (type) == NEXTHOP_TYPE_BLACKHOLE) \
+		? (type) : ((type) | 1)
+
 /* Nexthop label structure. */
 struct nexthop_label {
 	u_int8_t num_labels;
@@ -74,6 +79,10 @@ struct nexthop {
 #define NEXTHOP_FLAG_ONLINK     (1 << 3) /* Nexthop should be installed onlink. */
 #define NEXTHOP_FLAG_MATCHED    (1 << 4) /* Already matched vs a nexthop */
 #define NEXTHOP_FLAG_FILTERED   (1 << 5) /* rmap filtered, used by static only */
+#define NEXTHOP_FLAG_DUPLICATE  (1 << 6) /* nexthop duplicates another active one */
+#define NEXTHOP_IS_ACTIVE(flags) \
+	(CHECK_FLAG(flags, NEXTHOP_FLAG_ACTIVE) \
+		&& !CHECK_FLAG(flags, NEXTHOP_FLAG_DUPLICATE))
 
 	/* Nexthop address */
 	union {
@@ -141,6 +150,7 @@ extern const char *nexthop_type_to_str(enum nexthop_types_t nh_type);
 extern int nexthop_same_no_recurse(const struct nexthop *next1,
 				   const struct nexthop *next2);
 extern int nexthop_labels_match(struct nexthop *nh1, struct nexthop *nh2);
+extern int nexthop_same_firsthop (struct nexthop *next1, struct nexthop *next2);
 
 extern const char *nexthop2str(struct nexthop *nexthop, char *str, int size);
 extern struct nexthop *nexthop_next(struct nexthop *nexthop);
diff --git a/zebra/rt_netlink.c b/zebra/rt_netlink.c
index 12b6185395..e59d5f00fb 100644
--- a/zebra/rt_netlink.c
+++ b/zebra/rt_netlink.c
@@ -1383,7 +1383,7 @@ static int netlink_route_multipath(int cmd, struct prefix *p,
 		if (CHECK_FLAG(nexthop->flags, NEXTHOP_FLAG_RECURSIVE))
 			continue;
 		if (cmd == RTM_NEWROUTE
-		    && !CHECK_FLAG(nexthop->flags, NEXTHOP_FLAG_ACTIVE))
+		    && !NEXTHOP_IS_ACTIVE(nexthop->flags))
 			continue;
 		if (cmd == RTM_DELROUTE
 		    && !CHECK_FLAG(nexthop->flags, NEXTHOP_FLAG_FIB))
@@ -1438,7 +1438,7 @@ static int netlink_route_multipath(int cmd, struct prefix *p,
 			}
 
 			if ((cmd == RTM_NEWROUTE
-			     && CHECK_FLAG(nexthop->flags, NEXTHOP_FLAG_ACTIVE))
+			     && NEXTHOP_IS_ACTIVE(nexthop->flags))
 			    || (cmd == RTM_DELROUTE
 				&& CHECK_FLAG(nexthop->flags,
 					      NEXTHOP_FLAG_FIB))) {
@@ -1521,7 +1521,7 @@ static int netlink_route_multipath(int cmd, struct prefix *p,
 			}
 
 			if ((cmd == RTM_NEWROUTE
-			     && CHECK_FLAG(nexthop->flags, NEXTHOP_FLAG_ACTIVE))
+			     && NEXTHOP_IS_ACTIVE(nexthop->flags))
 			    || (cmd == RTM_DELROUTE
 				&& CHECK_FLAG(nexthop->flags,
 					      NEXTHOP_FLAG_FIB))) {
diff --git a/zebra/rt_socket.c b/zebra/rt_socket.c
index d8e37a10c3..75207a2dde 100644
--- a/zebra/rt_socket.c
+++ b/zebra/rt_socket.c
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ static int kernel_rtm_ipv4(int cmd, struct prefix *p, struct route_entry *re)
 		 * other than ADD and DELETE?
 		 */
 		if ((cmd == RTM_ADD
-		     && CHECK_FLAG(nexthop->flags, NEXTHOP_FLAG_ACTIVE))
+		     && NEXTHOP_IS_ACTIVE(nexthop->flags))
 		    || (cmd == RTM_DELETE
 			&& CHECK_FLAG(nexthop->flags, NEXTHOP_FLAG_FIB))) {
 			if (nexthop->type == NEXTHOP_TYPE_IPV4
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ static int kernel_rtm_ipv6(int cmd, struct prefix *p, struct route_entry *re)
 		gate = 0;
 
 		if ((cmd == RTM_ADD
-		     && CHECK_FLAG(nexthop->flags, NEXTHOP_FLAG_ACTIVE))
+		     && NEXTHOP_IS_ACTIVE(nexthop->flags))
 		    || (cmd == RTM_DELETE
 #if 0
 	      && CHECK_FLAG (nexthop->flags, NEXTHOP_FLAG_FIB)
diff --git a/zebra/zebra_rib.c b/zebra/zebra_rib.c
index c4c80b156b..f88e594a99 100644
--- a/zebra/zebra_rib.c
+++ b/zebra/zebra_rib.c
@@ -1000,8 +1000,24 @@ int rib_install_kernel(struct route_node *rn, struct route_entry *re,
 		for (ALL_NEXTHOPS(re->nexthop, nexthop))
 			SET_FLAG(nexthop->flags, NEXTHOP_FLAG_FIB);
 		return ret;
+	} else {
+		struct nexthop *prev;
+
+		for (ALL_NEXTHOPS(re->nexthop, nexthop)) {
+			UNSET_FLAG (nexthop->flags, NEXTHOP_FLAG_DUPLICATE);
+			for (ALL_NEXTHOPS(re->nexthop, prev)) {
+				if (prev == nexthop)
+					break;
+				if (nexthop_same_firsthop (nexthop, prev))
+				{
+					SET_FLAG (nexthop->flags, NEXTHOP_FLAG_DUPLICATE);
+					break;
+				}
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
+
 	/*
 	 * Make sure we update the FPM any time we send new information to
 	 * the kernel.