diff --git a/src/platform/nm-linux-platform.c b/src/platform/nm-linux-platform.c
index f73ff3207a..9bfbabdb6f 100644
--- a/src/platform/nm-linux-platform.c
+++ b/src/platform/nm-linux-platform.c
@@ -3500,7 +3500,8 @@ _route_match (struct rtnl_route *rtnlroute, int family, int ifindex)
 	    rtnl_route_get_table (rtnlroute) != RT_TABLE_MAIN ||
 	    rtnl_route_get_protocol (rtnlroute) == RTPROT_KERNEL ||
 	    rtnl_route_get_family (rtnlroute) != family ||
-	    rtnl_route_get_nnexthops (rtnlroute) != 1)
+	    rtnl_route_get_nnexthops (rtnlroute) != 1 ||
+	    rtnl_route_get_flags (rtnlroute) & RTM_F_CLONED)
 		return FALSE;
 
 	nexthop = rtnl_route_nexthop_n (rtnlroute, 0);