diff --git a/src/common/netif/netif_linux.c b/src/common/netif/netif_linux.c
index 49976b695..7867d1a1e 100644
--- a/src/common/netif/netif_linux.c
+++ b/src/common/netif/netif_linux.c
@@ -151,6 +151,12 @@ bool ffNetifGetDefaultRouteImplV4(FFNetifDefaultRouteResult* result)
                 continue;
             }
 
+            // Skip local/loopback routes
+            if (rtm->rtm_scope == RT_SCOPE_HOST || rtm->rtm_type == RTN_LOCAL) {
+                FF_DEBUG("Skipping local route #%d (scope=%d, type=%d)", routeCount, rtm->rtm_scope, rtm->rtm_type);
+                continue;
+            }
+
             FF_DEBUG("Processing IPv4 default route candidate #%d", routeCount);
             entry = (__typeof__(entry)) { }; // Default to zero metric (no RTA_PRIORITY found)
 
@@ -360,6 +366,12 @@ bool ffNetifGetDefaultRouteImplV6(FFNetifDefaultRouteResult* result)
                 continue;
             }
 
+            // Skip local/loopback routes
+            if (rtm->rtm_scope == RT_SCOPE_HOST || rtm->rtm_type == RTN_LOCAL) {
+                FF_DEBUG("Skipping local route #%d (scope=%d, type=%d)", routeCount, rtm->rtm_scope, rtm->rtm_type);
+                continue;
+            }
+
             FF_DEBUG("Processing IPv6 default route candidate #%d", routeCount);
             entry = (__typeof__(entry)) { }; // Default to zero metric (no RTA_PRIORITY found)