static int
 mlxsw_sp_ipip_nexthop_update_gre4(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp, u32 adj_index,
-                                 struct mlxsw_sp_ipip_entry *ipip_entry)
+                                 struct mlxsw_sp_ipip_entry *ipip_entry,
+                                 bool force)
 {
        u16 rif_index = mlxsw_sp_ipip_lb_rif_index(ipip_entry->ol_lb);
        __be32 daddr4 = mlxsw_sp_ipip_netdev_daddr4(ipip_entry->ol_dev);
        char ratr_pl[MLXSW_REG_RATR_LEN];
+       enum mlxsw_reg_ratr_op op;
 
-       mlxsw_reg_ratr_pack(ratr_pl, MLXSW_REG_RATR_OP_WRITE_WRITE_ENTRY,
-                           true, MLXSW_REG_RATR_TYPE_IPIP,
+       op = force ? MLXSW_REG_RATR_OP_WRITE_WRITE_ENTRY :
+                    MLXSW_REG_RATR_OP_WRITE_WRITE_ENTRY_ON_ACTIVITY;
+       mlxsw_reg_ratr_pack(ratr_pl, op, true, MLXSW_REG_RATR_TYPE_IPIP,
                            adj_index, rif_index);
        mlxsw_reg_ratr_ipip4_entry_pack(ratr_pl, be32_to_cpu(daddr4));
 
 
 
 static int __mlxsw_sp_nexthop_eth_update(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp,
                                         u32 adj_index,
-                                        struct mlxsw_sp_nexthop *nh)
+                                        struct mlxsw_sp_nexthop *nh,
+                                        bool force)
 {
        struct mlxsw_sp_neigh_entry *neigh_entry = nh->neigh_entry;
        char ratr_pl[MLXSW_REG_RATR_LEN];
+       enum mlxsw_reg_ratr_op op;
        u16 rif_index;
 
        rif_index = nh->rif ? nh->rif->rif_index :
                              mlxsw_sp->router->lb_rif_index;
-       mlxsw_reg_ratr_pack(ratr_pl, MLXSW_REG_RATR_OP_WRITE_WRITE_ENTRY,
-                           true, MLXSW_REG_RATR_TYPE_ETHERNET,
+       op = force ? MLXSW_REG_RATR_OP_WRITE_WRITE_ENTRY :
+                    MLXSW_REG_RATR_OP_WRITE_WRITE_ENTRY_ON_ACTIVITY;
+       mlxsw_reg_ratr_pack(ratr_pl, op, true, MLXSW_REG_RATR_TYPE_ETHERNET,
                            adj_index, rif_index);
        switch (nh->action) {
        case MLXSW_SP_NEXTHOP_ACTION_FORWARD:
 }
 
 int mlxsw_sp_nexthop_eth_update(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp, u32 adj_index,
-                               struct mlxsw_sp_nexthop *nh)
+                               struct mlxsw_sp_nexthop *nh, bool force)
 {
        int i;
 
                int err;
 
                err = __mlxsw_sp_nexthop_eth_update(mlxsw_sp, adj_index + i,
-                                                   nh);
+                                                   nh, force);
                if (err)
                        return err;
        }
 
 static int __mlxsw_sp_nexthop_ipip_update(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp,
                                          u32 adj_index,
-                                         struct mlxsw_sp_nexthop *nh)
+                                         struct mlxsw_sp_nexthop *nh,
+                                         bool force)
 {
        const struct mlxsw_sp_ipip_ops *ipip_ops;
 
        ipip_ops = mlxsw_sp->router->ipip_ops_arr[nh->ipip_entry->ipipt];
-       return ipip_ops->nexthop_update(mlxsw_sp, adj_index, nh->ipip_entry);
+       return ipip_ops->nexthop_update(mlxsw_sp, adj_index, nh->ipip_entry,
+                                       force);
 }
 
 static int mlxsw_sp_nexthop_ipip_update(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp,
                                        u32 adj_index,
-                                       struct mlxsw_sp_nexthop *nh)
+                                       struct mlxsw_sp_nexthop *nh, bool force)
 {
        int i;
 
                int err;
 
                err = __mlxsw_sp_nexthop_ipip_update(mlxsw_sp, adj_index + i,
-                                                    nh);
+                                                    nh, force);
                if (err)
                        return err;
        }
 }
 
 static int mlxsw_sp_nexthop_update(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp, u32 adj_index,
-                                  struct mlxsw_sp_nexthop *nh)
+                                  struct mlxsw_sp_nexthop *nh, bool force)
 {
        /* When action is discard or trap, the nexthop must be
         * programmed as an Ethernet nexthop.
        if (nh->type == MLXSW_SP_NEXTHOP_TYPE_ETH ||
            nh->action == MLXSW_SP_NEXTHOP_ACTION_DISCARD ||
            nh->action == MLXSW_SP_NEXTHOP_ACTION_TRAP)
-               return mlxsw_sp_nexthop_eth_update(mlxsw_sp, adj_index, nh);
+               return mlxsw_sp_nexthop_eth_update(mlxsw_sp, adj_index, nh,
+                                                  force);
        else
-               return mlxsw_sp_nexthop_ipip_update(mlxsw_sp, adj_index, nh);
+               return mlxsw_sp_nexthop_ipip_update(mlxsw_sp, adj_index, nh,
+                                                   force);
 }
 
 static int
                if (nh->update || reallocate) {
                        int err = 0;
 
-                       err = mlxsw_sp_nexthop_update(mlxsw_sp, adj_index, nh);
+                       err = mlxsw_sp_nexthop_update(mlxsw_sp, adj_index, nh,
+                                                     true);
                        if (err)
                                return err;
                        nh->update = 0;