}
 }
 
+static bool mlxsw_sp_fi_is_gateway(const struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp,
+                                  const struct fib_info *fi)
+{
+       return fi->fib_nh->nh_scope == RT_SCOPE_LINK;
+}
+
 static struct mlxsw_sp_nexthop_group *
 mlxsw_sp_nexthop4_group_create(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp, struct fib_info *fi)
 {
        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&nh_grp->fib_list);
        nh_grp->neigh_tbl = &arp_tbl;
 
-       nh_grp->gateway = fi->fib_nh->nh_scope == RT_SCOPE_LINK;
+       nh_grp->gateway = mlxsw_sp_fi_is_gateway(mlxsw_sp, fi);
        nh_grp->count = fi->fib_nhs;
        fib_info_hold(fi);
        for (i = 0; i < nh_grp->count; i++) {
                fib_entry->type = MLXSW_SP_FIB_ENTRY_TYPE_LOCAL;
                return 0;
        case RTN_UNICAST:
-               if (fi->fib_nh->nh_scope != RT_SCOPE_LINK)
-                       fib_entry->type = MLXSW_SP_FIB_ENTRY_TYPE_LOCAL;
-               else
+               if (mlxsw_sp_fi_is_gateway(mlxsw_sp, fi))
                        fib_entry->type = MLXSW_SP_FIB_ENTRY_TYPE_REMOTE;
+               else
+                       fib_entry->type = MLXSW_SP_FIB_ENTRY_TYPE_LOCAL;
                return 0;
        default:
                return -EINVAL;