diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c
index 3d540d9427a00fe5b9929469ea36a132ba41ff27..cad7e9abef22ba9abeeea855df412c838fdf3819 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c
@@ -1721,7 +1721,7 @@ mlxsw_sp_router_fib4_entry_init(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp,
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	if (fi->fib_scope != RT_SCOPE_UNIVERSE) {
+	if (fi->fib_nh->nh_scope != RT_SCOPE_LINK) {
 		fib_entry->type = MLXSW_SP_FIB_ENTRY_TYPE_LOCAL;
 		fib_entry->rif = r->rif;
 	} else {