diff --git a/bgpd/bgp_evpn.c b/bgpd/bgp_evpn.c
index 5b6988bbc710..9e8d5985ed2a 100644
--- a/bgpd/bgp_evpn.c
+++ b/bgpd/bgp_evpn.c
@@ -7234,6 +7234,15 @@ int bgp_evpn_local_l3vni_del(vni_t l3vni, vrf_id_t vrf_id)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
+	if (!bgp_vrf->l3vni) {
+		if (BGP_DEBUG(zebra, ZEBRA))
+			zlog_debug(
+				"Returning from %s since VNI %u is already deleted",
+				__func__, l3vni);
+
+		return -1;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * Move all the l3vni_delete operation post the remote route
 	 * installation processing i.e. add the L3VNI DELETE item on the