diff --git a/sys/net/route/nhop_ctl.c b/sys/net/route/nhop_ctl.c
--- a/sys/net/route/nhop_ctl.c
+++ b/sys/net/route/nhop_ctl.c
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@
 	rt_flags = info->rti_flags & NHOP_RT_FLAG_MASK;
 
 	nh->nh_priv->rt_flags = rt_flags;
-	nh_priv->nh_family = info->rti_info[RTAX_DST]->sa_family;
+	nh_priv->nh_family = info->rti_info[RTAX_GATEWAY]->sa_family;
 	nh_priv->nh_type = 0; // hook responsibility to set nhop type
 
 	nh->nh_flags = convert_rt_to_nh_flags(rt_flags);