diff --git a/babeld/kernel.c b/babeld/kernel.c
index aed6dc9c4f3f..4957b04e77d9 100644
--- a/babeld/kernel.c
+++ b/babeld/kernel.c
@@ -92,13 +92,9 @@ kernel_route(enum babel_kernel_routes operation, const unsigned char *pref,
         case ROUTE_MODIFY:
             if(newmetric == metric && memcmp(newgate, gate, 16) == 0 &&
                newifindex == ifindex)
-                return 0;
-            debugf(BABEL_DEBUG_ROUTE, "Modify route: delete old; add new.");
-            rc = zebra_route(0, family, pref, plen, gate, ifindex, metric);
-            if (rc < 0)
-                return -1;
+		    return 0;
 
-            rc = zebra_route(1, family, pref, plen, newgate, newifindex,
+	    rc = zebra_route(1, family, pref, plen, newgate, newifindex,
                              newmetric);
             return rc;
     }
diff --git a/babeld/route.c b/babeld/route.c
index 2c7e92374896..466f41383cb8 100644
--- a/babeld/route.c
+++ b/babeld/route.c
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ route_stream_done(struct route_stream *stream)
 static int
 metric_to_kernel(int metric)
 {
-    return metric < INFINITY ? kernel_metric : KERNEL_INFINITY;
+	return metric < INFINITY ? metric : KERNEL_INFINITY;
 }
 
 /* This is used to maintain the invariant that the installed route is at