diff --git a/src/etc/inc/system.inc b/src/etc/inc/system.inc
index 5f743d2f2..164d98df2 100644
--- a/src/etc/inc/system.inc
+++ b/src/etc/inc/system.inc
@@ -687,7 +687,7 @@ function system_routing_configure($verbose = false, $interface = null, $monitor
                     mwexec("/sbin/route delete {$cmd}", true);
                     if ($fargw) {
                         mwexecf('/sbin/route delete -%s %s -interface %s ', [$ipproto, $gatewayip, $interfacegw], true);
-                        mwexecf('/sbin/route add %s -%s -interface %s', [$ipproto, $gatewayip, $interfacegw], true);
+                        mwexecf('/sbin/route add -%s %s -interface %s', [$ipproto, $gatewayip, $interfacegw], true);
                     } elseif (is_linklocal($gatewayip) && strpos($gatewayip, '%') === false) {
                         $gatewayip .= "%{$interfacegw}";
                     }