diff --git a/libnetutil/netutil.cc b/libnetutil/netutil.cc
index c9b7c5b4f..0ca6c3dce 100644
--- a/libnetutil/netutil.cc
+++ b/libnetutil/netutil.cc
@@ -2966,9 +2966,11 @@ static int route_dst_netlink(const struct sockaddr_storage *dst,
 
   for ( ; RTA_OK(rtattr, len); rtattr = RTA_NEXT(rtattr, len)) {
     if (rtattr->rta_type == RTA_GATEWAY) {
-      rnfo->direct_connect = 0;
       rc = set_sockaddr(&rnfo->nexthop, rtmsg->rtm_family, RTA_DATA(rtattr));
       assert(rc != -1);
+      /* Don't consider it directly connected if nexthop == dst. */
+      if (!sockaddr_storage_equal(dst, &rnfo->nexthop))
+        rnfo->direct_connect = 0;
     } else if (rtattr->rta_type == RTA_OIF && ii == NULL) {
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