diff --git a/bgpd/bgp_route.c b/bgpd/bgp_route.c
index b70beaade201..d84b22001197 100644
--- a/bgpd/bgp_route.c
+++ b/bgpd/bgp_route.c
@@ -6251,6 +6251,11 @@ static void bgp_nexthop_reachability_check(afi_t afi, safi_t safi,
 					   struct bgp_dest *dest,
 					   struct bgp *bgp)
 {
+	if (safi == SAFI_RTC) {
+		bgp_unlink_nexthop(bpi);
+
+		bgp_path_info_set_flag(dest, bpi, BGP_PATH_VALID);
+	}
 	/* Nexthop reachability check. */
 	if (safi == SAFI_UNICAST || safi == SAFI_LABELED_UNICAST) {
 		if (CHECK_FLAG(bgp->flags, BGP_FLAG_IMPORT_CHECK)) {