diff --git a/zebra/zebra_rib.c b/zebra/zebra_rib.c
index b2543ca0e8b1..574083ae0283 100644
--- a/zebra/zebra_rib.c
+++ b/zebra/zebra_rib.c
@@ -4406,9 +4406,7 @@ int rib_add_multipath(afi_t afi, safi_t safi, struct prefix *p,
 	if (ng) {
 		nhe.nhg.nexthop = ng->nexthop;
 
-		if (re->type == ZEBRA_ROUTE_CONNECT ||
-		    re->type == ZEBRA_ROUTE_LOCAL ||
-		    re->type == ZEBRA_ROUTE_KERNEL)
+		if (RIB_SYSTEM_ROUTE(re))
 			SET_FLAG(nhe.flags, NEXTHOP_GROUP_INITIAL_DELAY_INSTALL);
 	} else if (re->nhe_id > 0)
 		nhe.id = re->nhe_id;