diff --git a/zebra/main.c b/zebra/main.c
index 99607c0d78..f0225ac5e6 100644
--- a/zebra/main.c
+++ b/zebra/main.c
@@ -142,6 +142,9 @@ static void sigint(void)
 
 	zlog_notice("Terminating on signal");
 
+	atomic_store_explicit(&zrouter.in_shutdown, true,
+			      memory_order_relaxed);
+
 	frr_early_fini();
 
 	zebra_dplane_pre_finish();
diff --git a/zebra/zebra_rib.c b/zebra/zebra_rib.c
index 98e66cd017..fef54d5828 100644
--- a/zebra/zebra_rib.c
+++ b/zebra/zebra_rib.c
@@ -3204,6 +3204,7 @@ static int rib_process_dplane_results(struct thread *thread)
 {
 	struct zebra_dplane_ctx *ctx;
 	struct dplane_ctx_q ctxlist;
+	bool shut_p = false;
 
 	/* Dequeue a list of completed updates with one lock/unlock cycle */
 
@@ -3223,6 +3224,21 @@ static int rib_process_dplane_results(struct thread *thread)
 		if (ctx == NULL)
 			break;
 
+		/* If zebra is shutting down, avoid processing results,
+		 * just drain the results queue.
+		 */
+		shut_p = atomic_load_explicit(&zrouter.in_shutdown,
+					      memory_order_relaxed);
+		if (shut_p) {
+			while (ctx) {
+				dplane_ctx_fini(&ctx);
+
+				ctx = dplane_ctx_dequeue(&ctxlist);
+			}
+
+			continue;
+		}
+
 		while (ctx) {
 			switch (dplane_ctx_get_op(ctx)) {
 			case DPLANE_OP_ROUTE_INSTALL:
diff --git a/zebra/zebra_router.h b/zebra/zebra_router.h
index e50f8a1186..25a7adac11 100644
--- a/zebra/zebra_router.h
+++ b/zebra/zebra_router.h
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ struct zebra_mlag_info {
 };
 
 struct zebra_router {
+	atomic_bool in_shutdown;
+
 	/* Thread master */
 	struct thread_master *master;