diff --git a/src/nm-ip4-config.c b/src/nm-ip4-config.c
index 1f6c8ed6ba..db34eb14c9 100644
--- a/src/nm-ip4-config.c
+++ b/src/nm-ip4-config.c
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ nm_ip4_config_merge (NMIP4Config *dst, const NMIP4Config *src)
 		nm_ip4_config_add_nameserver (dst, nm_ip4_config_get_nameserver (src, i));
 
 	/* default gateway */
-	if (!nm_ip4_config_get_gateway (dst))
+	if (nm_ip4_config_get_gateway (src))
 		nm_ip4_config_set_gateway (dst, nm_ip4_config_get_gateway (src));
 
 	/* routes */
@@ -515,11 +515,11 @@ nm_ip4_config_merge (NMIP4Config *dst, const NMIP4Config *src)
 		nm_ip4_config_add_search (dst, nm_ip4_config_get_search (src, i));
 
 	/* MSS */
-	if (!nm_ip4_config_get_mss (dst))
+	if (nm_ip4_config_get_mss (src))
 		nm_ip4_config_set_mss (dst, nm_ip4_config_get_mss (src));
 
 	/* MTU */
-	if (!nm_ip4_config_get_mtu (dst))
+	if (nm_ip4_config_get_mtu (src))
 		nm_ip4_config_set_mtu (dst, nm_ip4_config_get_mtu (src),
 		                       nm_ip4_config_get_mtu_source (src));
 
diff --git a/src/nm-ip6-config.c b/src/nm-ip6-config.c
index 16d8174118..cbad11ad01 100644
--- a/src/nm-ip6-config.c
+++ b/src/nm-ip6-config.c
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ nm_ip6_config_merge (NMIP6Config *dst, const NMIP6Config *src)
 		nm_ip6_config_add_nameserver (dst, nm_ip6_config_get_nameserver (src, i));
 
 	/* default gateway */
-	if (!nm_ip6_config_get_gateway (dst))
+	if (nm_ip6_config_get_gateway (src))
 		nm_ip6_config_set_gateway (dst, nm_ip6_config_get_gateway (src));
 
 	/* routes */
@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@ nm_ip6_config_merge (NMIP6Config *dst, const NMIP6Config *src)
 	for (i = 0; i < nm_ip6_config_get_num_searches (src); i++)
 		nm_ip6_config_add_search (dst, nm_ip6_config_get_search (src, i));
 
-	if (!nm_ip6_config_get_mss (dst))
+	if (nm_ip6_config_get_mss (src))
 		nm_ip6_config_set_mss (dst, nm_ip6_config_get_mss (src));
 
 	g_object_thaw_notify (G_OBJECT (dst));