diff --git a/src/plugins/vrrp/vrrp.c b/src/plugins/vrrp/vrrp.c
index eb988d3..37ee9ec 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vrrp/vrrp.c
+++ b/src/plugins/vrrp/vrrp.c
@@ -382,8 +382,10 @@
 vrrp_intf_enable_disable_mcast (u8 enable, u32 sw_if_index, u8 is_ipv6)
 {
   vrrp_main_t *vrm = &vrrp_main;
+  vrrp_vr_t *vr;
   vrrp_intf_t *intf;
   u32 fib_index;
+  u32 n_vrs = 0;
   const mfib_prefix_t *vrrp_prefix;
   fib_protocol_t proto;
   vnet_link_t link_type;
@@ -418,9 +420,18 @@
   via_itf.frp_proto = fib_proto_to_dpo (proto);
   fib_index = mfib_table_get_index_for_sw_if_index (proto, sw_if_index);
 
+  /* *INDENT-OFF* */
+  pool_foreach (vr, vrm->vrs,
+  ({
+    if (vrrp_vr_is_ipv6 (vr) == is_ipv6)
+      n_vrs++;
+  }));
+  /* *INDENT-ON* */
+
   if (enable)
     {
-      if (pool_elts (vrm->vrs) == 1)
+      /* If this is the first VR configured, add the local mcast routes */
+      if (n_vrs == 1)
 	mfib_table_entry_path_update (fib_index, vrrp_prefix, MFIB_SOURCE_API,
 				      &for_us);
 
@@ -431,7 +442,8 @@
     }
   else
     {
-      if (pool_elts (vrm->vrs) == 0)
+      /* Remove mcast local routes if this is the last VR being deleted */
+      if (n_vrs == 0)
 	mfib_table_entry_path_remove (fib_index, vrrp_prefix, MFIB_SOURCE_API,
 				      &for_us);