diff --git a/src/etc/inc/filter.inc b/src/etc/inc/filter.inc
index 2144e7eac0..c365143111 100644
--- a/src/etc/inc/filter.inc
+++ b/src/etc/inc/filter.inc
@@ -3624,8 +3624,9 @@ EOD;
 		}
 
 		$gw = get_interface_gateway($ifdescr);
+		$routeto = (substr($ifcfg['if'], 0, 5) != "ipsec") ? "route-to ( {$ifcfg['if']} {$gw} )" : "";
 		if (is_ipaddrv4($gw) && is_ipaddrv4($ifcfg['ip']) && is_subnetv4("{$ifcfg['sa']}/{$ifcfg['sn']}")) {
-			$ipfrules .= "pass out {$log['pass']} route-to ( {$ifcfg['if']} {$gw} ) from {$ifcfg['ip']} to !{$ifcfg['sa']}/{$ifcfg['sn']} tracker {$increment_tracker($tracker)} keep state allow-opts label \"let out anything from firewall host itself\"\n";
+			$ipfrules .= "pass out {$log['pass']} {$routeto} from {$ifcfg['ip']} to !{$ifcfg['sa']}/{$ifcfg['sn']} tracker {$increment_tracker($tracker)} keep state allow-opts label \"let out anything from firewall host itself\"\n";
 			if (is_array($ifcfg['vips'])) {
 				foreach ($ifcfg['vips'] as $vip) {
 					if ($vip['mode'] == "proxyarp") {
@@ -3635,9 +3636,9 @@ EOD;
 						continue;
 					}
 					if (ip_in_subnet($vip['ip'], "{$ifcfg['sa']}/{$ifcfg['sn']}")) {
-						$ipfrules .= "pass out {$log['pass']} route-to ( {$ifcfg['if']} {$gw} ) from {$vip['ip']} to !{$ifcfg['sa']}/{$ifcfg['sn']} tracker {$increment_tracker($tracker)} keep state allow-opts label \"let out anything from firewall host itself\"\n";
+						$ipfrules .= "pass out {$log['pass']} {$routeto} from {$vip['ip']} to !{$ifcfg['sa']}/{$ifcfg['sn']} tracker {$increment_tracker($tracker)} keep state allow-opts label \"let out anything from firewall host itself\"\n";
 					} else {
-						$ipfrules .= "pass out {$log['pass']} route-to ( {$ifcfg['if']} {$gw} ) from {$vip['ip']} to !" . gen_subnet($vip['ip'], $vip['sn']) . "/{$vip['sn']} tracker {$increment_tracker($tracker)} keep state allow-opts label \"let out anything from firewall host itself\"\n";
+						$ipfrules .= "pass out {$log['pass']} {$routeto} from {$vip['ip']} to !" . gen_subnet($vip['ip'], $vip['sn']) . "/{$vip['sn']} tracker {$increment_tracker($tracker)} keep state allow-opts label \"let out anything from firewall host itself\"\n";
 					}
 				}
 			}
@@ -3646,14 +3647,15 @@ EOD;
 		$gwv6 = get_interface_gateway_v6($ifdescr);
 		$stf = get_real_interface($ifdescr, "inet6");
 		$pdlen = 64 - calculate_ipv6_delegation_length($ifdescr);
+		$routeto = (substr($ifcfg['if'], 0, 5) != "ipsec") ? "route-to ( {$stf} {$gwv6} )" : "";
 		if (is_ipaddrv6($gwv6) && is_ipaddrv6($ifcfg['ipv6']) && is_subnetv6("{$ifcfg['ipv6']}/{$pdlen}")) {
-			$ipfrules .= "pass out {$log['pass']} route-to ( {$stf} {$gwv6} ) inet6 from {$ifcfg['ipv6']} to !{$ifcfg['ipv6']}/{$pdlen} tracker {$increment_tracker($tracker)} keep state allow-opts label \"let out anything from firewall host itself\"\n";
+			$ipfrules .= "pass out {$log['pass']} {$routeto} inet6 from {$ifcfg['ipv6']} to !{$ifcfg['ipv6']}/{$pdlen} tracker {$increment_tracker($tracker)} keep state allow-opts label \"let out anything from firewall host itself\"\n";
 			if (is_array($ifcfg['vips6'])) {
 				foreach ($ifcfg['vips6'] as $vip) {
 					if (!is_ipaddrv6($vip['ip']) || !is_subnetv6("{$vip['ip']}/{$pdlen}")) {
 						continue;
 					}
-					$ipfrules .= "pass out {$log['pass']} route-to ( {$stf} {$gwv6} ) inet6 from {$vip['ip']} to !{$vip['ip']}/{$pdlen} tracker {$increment_tracker($tracker)} keep state allow-opts label \"let out anything from firewall host itself\"\n";
+					$ipfrules .= "pass out {$log['pass']} {$routeto} inet6 from {$vip['ip']} to !{$vip['ip']}/{$pdlen} tracker {$increment_tracker($tracker)} keep state allow-opts label \"let out anything from firewall host itself\"\n";
 				}
 			}
 		}