diff --git a/lib/sockunion.c b/lib/sockunion.c
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index c999845659..1dbf77efa4
--- a/lib/sockunion.c
+++ b/lib/sockunion.c
@@ -708,3 +708,20 @@ static ssize_t printfrr_psu(char *buf, size_t bsz, const char *fmt,
 	fb.pos[0] = '\0';
 	return consumed;
 }
+
+int sockunion_is_null(const union sockunion *su)
+{
+	unsigned char null_s6_addr[16] = {0};
+
+	switch (sockunion_family(su)) {
+	case AF_UNSPEC:
+		return 1;
+	case AF_INET:
+		return (su->sin.sin_addr.s_addr == 0);
+	case AF_INET6:
+		return !memcmp(su->sin6.sin6_addr.s6_addr, null_s6_addr,
+			       sizeof(null_s6_addr));
+	default:
+		return 0;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/lib/sockunion.h b/lib/sockunion.h
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 72f12b77ca..5e80ba1090
--- a/lib/sockunion.h
+++ b/lib/sockunion.h
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ extern union sockunion *sockunion_getpeername(int);
 extern union sockunion *sockunion_dup(const union sockunion *);
 extern void sockunion_free(union sockunion *);
 extern void sockunion_init(union sockunion *);
+extern int sockunion_is_null(const union sockunion *su);
 
 #ifdef _FRR_ATTRIBUTE_PRINTFRR
 #pragma FRR printfrr_ext "%pSU"  (union sockunion *)
diff --git a/nhrpd/nhrp_route.c b/nhrpd/nhrp_route.c
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index e7d35b90ff..ce2b1fe2ff
--- a/nhrpd/nhrp_route.c
+++ b/nhrpd/nhrp_route.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ static void nhrp_route_update_put(struct route_node *rn)
 	struct route_info *ri = rn->info;
 
 	if (!ri->ifp && !ri->nhrp_ifp
-	    && sockunion_family(&ri->via) == AF_UNSPEC) {
+	    && sockunion_is_null(&ri->via)) {
 		XFREE(MTYPE_NHRP_ROUTE, rn->info);
 		route_unlock_node(rn);
 	}
@@ -70,8 +70,7 @@ static void nhrp_route_update_zebra(const struct prefix *p,
 	struct route_node *rn;
 	struct route_info *ri;
 
-	rn = nhrp_route_update_get(
-		p, (sockunion_family(nexthop) != AF_UNSPEC) || ifp);
+	rn = nhrp_route_update_get(p, !sockunion_is_null(nexthop) || ifp);
 	if (rn) {
 		ri = rn->info;
 		ri->via = *nexthop;
@@ -225,7 +224,7 @@ int nhrp_route_read(ZAPI_CALLBACK_ARGS)
 	       sockunion2str(&nexthop_addr, buf, sizeof(buf)),
 	       ifp ? ifp->name : "(none)");
 
-	nhrp_route_update_zebra(&api.prefix, &nexthop_addr, ifp);
+	nhrp_route_update_zebra(&api.prefix, &nexthop_addr, added ? ifp : NULL);
 	nhrp_shortcut_prefix_change(&api.prefix, !added);
 
 	return 0;