diff --git a/src/nm-ip4-config.c b/src/nm-ip4-config.c
index 08aa20859b..a6856bd2f2 100644
--- a/src/nm-ip4-config.c
+++ b/src/nm-ip4-config.c
@@ -1831,7 +1831,7 @@ get_property (GObject *object, guint prop_id,
 					val = g_slice_new0 (GValue);
 					g_value_init (val, G_TYPE_STRING);
 					g_value_set_string (val, nm_utils_inet4_ntop (route->gateway, NULL));
-					g_hash_table_insert (route_hash, "gateway", val);
+					g_hash_table_insert (route_hash, "next-hop", val);
 				}
 
 				val = g_slice_new0 (GValue);
diff --git a/src/nm-ip6-config.c b/src/nm-ip6-config.c
index 7a7469014a..6038c190d5 100644
--- a/src/nm-ip6-config.c
+++ b/src/nm-ip6-config.c
@@ -1726,7 +1726,7 @@ get_property (GObject *object, guint prop_id,
 					val = g_slice_new0 (GValue);
 					g_value_init (val, G_TYPE_STRING);
 					g_value_set_string (val, nm_utils_inet6_ntop (&route->gateway, NULL));
-					g_hash_table_insert (route_hash, "gateway", val);
+					g_hash_table_insert (route_hash, "next-hop", val);
 				}
 
 				val = g_slice_new0 (GValue);