diff --git a/src/etc/inc/util.inc b/src/etc/inc/util.inc
index fe1eae8300..b4004bed01 100644
--- a/src/etc/inc/util.inc
+++ b/src/etc/inc/util.inc
@@ -2649,7 +2649,7 @@ function route_table() {
 }
 
 /* Get static route for specific destination */
-function route_get($target, $ipprotocol = '') {
+function route_get($target, $ipprotocol = '', $first_match = false) {
 	if (!empty($ipprotocol)) {
 		$family = $ipprotocol;
 	} else if (is_v4($target)) {
@@ -2673,6 +2673,9 @@ function route_get($target, $ipprotocol = '') {
 		if ($item['destination'] == $target ||
 		    ip_in_subnet($target, $item['destination'])) {
 			$result[] = $item;
+			if ($first_match) {
+				break;
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -2686,7 +2689,7 @@ function route_get_default($ipprotocol) {
 		return '';
 	}
 
-	$route = route_get('default', $ipprotocol);
+	$route = route_get('default', $ipprotocol, true);
 
 	if (empty($route)) {
 		return '';