diff --git a/zebra/rt_netlink.c b/zebra/rt_netlink.c
index 4625cea..6e22d63 100644
--- a/zebra/rt_netlink.c
+++ b/zebra/rt_netlink.c
@@ -1638,7 +1638,7 @@
   req.r.rtm_table = rib->table;
   req.r.rtm_dst_len = p->prefixlen;
   req.r.rtm_protocol = RTPROT_ZEBRA;
-  req.r.rtm_scope = RT_SCOPE_UNIVERSE;
+  req.r.rtm_scope = RT_SCOPE_LINK;
 
   if ((rib->flags & ZEBRA_FLAG_BLACKHOLE) || (rib->flags & ZEBRA_FLAG_REJECT))
     discard = 1;
@@ -1706,6 +1706,10 @@
       if (cmd == RTM_DELROUTE && !CHECK_FLAG (nexthop->flags, NEXTHOP_FLAG_FIB))
         continue;
 
+      if (nexthop->type != NEXTHOP_TYPE_IFINDEX &&
+          nexthop->type != NEXTHOP_TYPE_IFNAME)
+        req.r.rtm_scope = RT_SCOPE_UNIVERSE;
+
       nexthop_num++;
     }