diff --git a/zebra/zebra_rib.c b/zebra/zebra_rib.c
index 6a54f11..0efa88d 100644
--- a/zebra/zebra_rib.c
+++ b/zebra/zebra_rib.c
@@ -2866,6 +2866,7 @@
   struct static_route *si;
   struct static_route *pp;
   struct static_route *cp;
+  struct static_route *update = NULL;
   struct zebra_vrf *zvrf = vrf_info_get (vrf_id);
   struct route_table *stable = zvrf->stable[AFI_IP6][SAFI_UNICAST];
 
@@ -2886,16 +2887,23 @@
   /* Do nothing if there is a same static route.  */
   for (si = rn->info; si; si = si->next)
     {
-      if (distance == si->distance 
-	  && type == si->type
+      if (type == si->type
 	  && (! gate || IPV6_ADDR_SAME (gate, &si->addr.ipv6))
 	  && (! ifname || strcmp (ifname, si->ifname) == 0))
 	{
-	  route_unlock_node (rn);
-	  return 0;
+	  if (distance == si->distance)
+	    {
+	      route_unlock_node (rn);
+	      return 0;
+	    }
+	  else
+	    update = si;
 	}
     }
 
+  if (update)
+    static_delete_ipv6(p, type, gate, ifname, si->distance, vrf_id);
+
   /* Make new static route structure. */
   si = XCALLOC (MTYPE_STATIC_ROUTE, sizeof (struct static_route));