diff --git a/lib/core-net/private-lib-core-net.h b/lib/core-net/private-lib-core-net.h
index c515c10d5..4fb99cdf7 100644
--- a/lib/core-net/private-lib-core-net.h
+++ b/lib/core-net/private-lib-core-net.h
@@ -1375,6 +1375,7 @@ _lws_routing_table_dump(struct lws_context *cx);
 
 #define LRR_IGNORE_PRI			(1 << 0)
 #define LRR_MATCH_SRC			(1 << 1)
+#define LRR_MATCH_DST			(1 << 2)
 
 lws_route_t *
 _lws_route_remove(struct lws_context_per_thread *pt, lws_route_t *robj, int flags);
diff --git a/lib/core-net/route.c b/lib/core-net/route.c
index 14f4beb07..c9fdc2ba2 100644
--- a/lib/core-net/route.c
+++ b/lib/core-net/route.c
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ _lws_route_remove(struct lws_context_per_thread *pt, lws_route_t *robj, int flag
 		lws_route_t *rou = lws_container_of(d, lws_route_t, list);
 
 		if ((!(flags & LRR_MATCH_SRC) || !lws_sa46_compare_ads(&robj->src, &rou->src)) &&
-		    ((flags & LRR_MATCH_SRC) || !lws_sa46_compare_ads(&robj->dest, &rou->dest)) &&
+		    (!(flags & LRR_MATCH_DST) || !lws_sa46_compare_ads(&robj->dest, &rou->dest)) &&
 		    (!robj->gateway.sa4.sin_family ||
 		     !lws_sa46_compare_ads(&robj->gateway, &rou->gateway)) &&
 		    robj->dest_len <= rou->dest_len &&
diff --git a/lib/roles/netlink/ops-netlink.c b/lib/roles/netlink/ops-netlink.c
index 846a97433..fa3bf29a2 100644
--- a/lib/roles/netlink/ops-netlink.c
+++ b/lib/roles/netlink/ops-netlink.c
@@ -371,8 +371,8 @@ ana:
 			lws_pt_lock(pt, __func__);
 
 			/* returns zero on match already in table */
-			rmat = _lws_route_remove(pt, &robj, LRR_MATCH_SRC |
-							    LRR_IGNORE_PRI);
+			rmat = _lws_route_remove(pt, &robj, h->nlmsg_type == RTM_NEWROUTE ?
+					LRR_MATCH_DST : LRR_MATCH_SRC | LRR_IGNORE_PRI);
 			lws_pt_unlock(pt);
 
 			if (rmat) {