diff --git a/lib/nexthop.c b/lib/nexthop.c
index 65c12c1e6931..04bf7874611b 100644
--- a/lib/nexthop.c
+++ b/lib/nexthop.c
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ static int _nexthop_source_cmp(const struct nexthop *nh1,
 }
 
 static int _nexthop_cmp_no_labels(const struct nexthop *next1,
-				  const struct nexthop *next2)
+				  const struct nexthop *next2, bool use_weight)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 
@@ -155,11 +155,13 @@ static int _nexthop_cmp_no_labels(const struct nexthop *next1,
 	if (next1->type > next2->type)
 		return 1;
 
-	if (next1->weight < next2->weight)
-		return -1;
+	if (use_weight) {
+		if (next1->weight < next2->weight)
+			return -1;
 
-	if (next1->weight > next2->weight)
-		return 1;
+		if (next1->weight > next2->weight)
+			return 1;
+	}
 
 	switch (next1->type) {
 	case NEXTHOP_TYPE_IPV4:
@@ -227,11 +229,12 @@ static int _nexthop_cmp_no_labels(const struct nexthop *next1,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int nexthop_cmp(const struct nexthop *next1, const struct nexthop *next2)
+int nexthop_cmp(const struct nexthop *next1, const struct nexthop *next2,
+		bool use_weight)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	ret = _nexthop_cmp_no_labels(next1, next2);
+	ret = _nexthop_cmp_no_labels(next1, next2, use_weight);
 	if (ret != 0)
 		return ret;
 
@@ -423,7 +426,7 @@ bool nexthop_same(const struct nexthop *nh1, const struct nexthop *nh2)
 	if (nh1 == nh2)
 		return true;
 
-	if (nexthop_cmp(nh1, nh2) != 0)
+	if (nexthop_cmp(nh1, nh2, true) != 0)
 		return false;
 
 	return true;
@@ -441,7 +444,7 @@ bool nexthop_same_no_labels(const struct nexthop *nh1,
 	if (nh1 == nh2)
 		return true;
 
-	if (_nexthop_cmp_no_labels(nh1, nh2) != 0)
+	if (_nexthop_cmp_no_labels(nh1, nh2, true) != 0)
 		return false;
 
 	return true;
diff --git a/lib/nexthop.h b/lib/nexthop.h
index 27073b948dea..63e4416eee78 100644
--- a/lib/nexthop.h
+++ b/lib/nexthop.h
@@ -206,7 +206,8 @@ uint32_t nexthop_hash_quick(const struct nexthop *nexthop);
 extern bool nexthop_same(const struct nexthop *nh1, const struct nexthop *nh2);
 extern bool nexthop_same_no_labels(const struct nexthop *nh1,
 				   const struct nexthop *nh2);
-extern int nexthop_cmp(const struct nexthop *nh1, const struct nexthop *nh2);
+extern int nexthop_cmp(const struct nexthop *nh1, const struct nexthop *nh2,
+		       bool use_weight);
 extern int nexthop_g_addr_cmp(enum nexthop_types_t type,
 			      const union g_addr *addr1,
 			      const union g_addr *addr2);
diff --git a/lib/nexthop_group.c b/lib/nexthop_group.c
index 3f408e0a71f9..1bf6d965b7e3 100644
--- a/lib/nexthop_group.c
+++ b/lib/nexthop_group.c
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ static void _nexthop_add_sorted(struct nexthop **head,
 
 	for (position = *head, prev = NULL; position;
 	     prev = position, position = position->next) {
-		if (nexthop_cmp(position, nexthop) > 0) {
+		if (nexthop_cmp(position, nexthop, true) > 0) {
 			nexthop->next = position;
 			nexthop->prev = prev;
 
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ void nexthop_group_add_sorted(struct nexthop_group *nhg,
 	 */
 	tail = nexthop_group_tail(nhg);
 
-	if (tail && (nexthop_cmp(tail, nexthop) < 0)) {
+	if (tail && (nexthop_cmp(tail, nexthop, true) < 0)) {
 		tail->next = nexthop;
 		nexthop->prev = tail;
 
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ void nexthop_group_copy_nh_sorted(struct nexthop_group *nhg,
 	for (nh1 = nh; nh1; nh1 = nh1->next) {
 		nexthop = nexthop_dup(nh1, NULL);
 
-		if (tail && (nexthop_cmp(tail, nexthop) < 0)) {
+		if (tail && (nexthop_cmp(tail, nexthop, true) < 0)) {
 			tail->next = nexthop;
 			nexthop->prev = tail;
 
diff --git a/zebra/zebra_rnh.c b/zebra/zebra_rnh.c
index 303a81bb3e2b..70b0e9349d32 100644
--- a/zebra/zebra_rnh.c
+++ b/zebra/zebra_rnh.c
@@ -936,7 +936,7 @@ static struct nexthop *next_valid_primary_nh(struct route_entry *re,
 		nhg = rib_get_fib_nhg(re);
 
 		for (bnh = nhg->nexthop; bnh; bnh = nexthop_next(bnh)) {
-			if (nexthop_cmp(nh, bnh) == 0)
+			if (nexthop_cmp(nh, bnh, true) == 0)
 				break;
 		}
 
@@ -1010,7 +1010,7 @@ static bool compare_valid_nexthops(struct route_entry *r1,
 
 		if (nh1 && nh2) {
 			/* Any difference is a no-match */
-			if (nexthop_cmp(nh1, nh2) != 0) {
+			if (nexthop_cmp(nh1, nh2, true) != 0) {
 				if (IS_ZEBRA_DEBUG_NHT_DETAILED)
 					zlog_debug("%s: nh1: %pNHv, nh2: %pNHv differ",
 						   __func__, nh1, nh2);
@@ -1078,7 +1078,7 @@ static bool compare_valid_nexthops(struct route_entry *r1,
 
 		if (nh1 && nh2) {
 			/* Any difference is a no-match */
-			if (nexthop_cmp(nh1, nh2) != 0) {
+			if (nexthop_cmp(nh1, nh2, true) != 0) {
 				if (IS_ZEBRA_DEBUG_NHT_DETAILED)
 					zlog_debug("%s: backup nh1: %pNHv, nh2: %pNHv differ",
 						   __func__, nh1, nh2);