diff --git a/net/ipv4/nexthop.c b/net/ipv4/nexthop.c
index 904a060a7330..f92fcc39fc4c 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/nexthop.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/nexthop.c
@@ -2469,10 +2469,10 @@ static int replace_nexthop_single(struct net *net, struct nexthop *old,
 			goto err_notify;
 	}
 
-	/* When replacing an IPv4 nexthop with an IPv6 nexthop, potentially
+	/* When replacing a nexthop with one of a different family, potentially
 	 * update IPv4 indication in all the groups using the nexthop.
 	 */
-	if (oldi->family == AF_INET && newi->family == AF_INET6) {
+	if (oldi->family != newi->family) {
 		list_for_each_entry(nhge, &old->grp_list, nh_list) {
 			struct nexthop *nhp = nhge->nh_parent;
 			struct nh_group *nhg;