diff --git a/datapath/linux/compat/vxlan.c b/datapath/linux/compat/vxlan.c
index e7425ff19b1..cec874016b6 100644
--- a/datapath/linux/compat/vxlan.c
+++ b/datapath/linux/compat/vxlan.c
@@ -1118,7 +1118,7 @@ static void vxlan_xmit_one(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 		}
 
 		/* Bypass encapsulation if the destination is local */
-		if (rt->rt_flags & RTCF_LOCAL &&
+		if (!info && rt->rt_flags & RTCF_LOCAL &&
 		    !(rt->rt_flags & (RTCF_BROADCAST | RTCF_MULTICAST))) {
 			struct vxlan_dev *dst_vxlan;
 
@@ -1178,7 +1178,7 @@ static void vxlan_xmit_one(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 
 		/* Bypass encapsulation if the destination is local */
 		rt6i_flags = ((struct rt6_info *)ndst)->rt6i_flags;
-		if (rt6i_flags & RTF_LOCAL &&
+		if (!info && rt6i_flags & RTF_LOCAL &&
 		    !(rt6i_flags & (RTCF_BROADCAST | RTCF_MULTICAST))) {
 			struct vxlan_dev *dst_vxlan;