diff --git a/orchagent/intfsorch.cpp b/orchagent/intfsorch.cpp
index 8bfc31809eeb..c5f46d01d3fa 100644
--- a/orchagent/intfsorch.cpp
+++ b/orchagent/intfsorch.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ const int intfsorch_pri = 35;
 #define RIF_FLEX_STAT_COUNTER_POLL_MSECS "1000"
 #define UPDATE_MAPS_SEC 1
 
-#define LOOPBACK_PREFIX     "Loopback"
 
 static const vector<sai_router_interface_stat_t> rifStatIds =
 {
@@ -57,7 +56,7 @@ IntfsOrch::IntfsOrch(DBConnector *db, string tableName, VRFOrch *vrf_orch) :
 {
     SWSS_LOG_ENTER();
 
-    /* Initialize DB connectors */ 
+    /* Initialize DB connectors */
     m_counter_db = shared_ptr<DBConnector>(new DBConnector("COUNTERS_DB", 0));
     m_flex_db = shared_ptr<DBConnector>(new DBConnector("FLEX_COUNTER_DB", 0));
     m_asic_db = shared_ptr<DBConnector>(new DBConnector("ASIC_DB", 0));
@@ -576,7 +575,7 @@ void IntfsOrch::doTask(Consumer &consumer)
                     SWSS_LOG_ERROR("Invalid mac argument %s to %s()", value.c_str(), e.what());
                     continue;
                 }
-            }  
+            }
             else if (field == "nat_zone")
             {
                 try
diff --git a/orchagent/routeorch.cpp b/orchagent/routeorch.cpp
index 86ee569fb671..d8ba2b48249f 100644
--- a/orchagent/routeorch.cpp
+++ b/orchagent/routeorch.cpp
@@ -557,7 +557,13 @@ void RouteOrch::doTask(Consumer& consumer)
 
                 for (auto alias : alsv)
                 {
-                    if (alias == "eth0" || alias == "lo" || alias == "docker0")
+                    /* skip route to management, docker, loopback
+                     * TODO: for route to loopback interface, the proper
+                     * way is to create loopback interface and then create
+                     * route pointing to it, so that we can traps packets to
+                     * CPU */
+                    if (alias == "eth0" || alias == "docker0" ||
+                        alias == "lo" || !alias.compare(0, strlen(LOOPBACK_PREFIX), LOOPBACK_PREFIX))
                     {
                         excp_intfs_flag = true;
                         break;
@@ -1231,7 +1237,7 @@ bool RouteOrch::addRoute(RouteBulkContext& ctx, const NextHopGroupKey &nextHops)
             && vrf_id == gVirtualRouterId)
     {
         /* Only support the default vrf for Fine Grained ECMP */
-        SWSS_LOG_INFO("Reroute %s:%s to fgNhgOrch", ipPrefix.to_string().c_str(), 
+        SWSS_LOG_INFO("Reroute %s:%s to fgNhgOrch", ipPrefix.to_string().c_str(),
                 nextHops.to_string().c_str());
         return m_fgNhgOrch->addRoute(vrf_id, ipPrefix, nextHops);
     }
diff --git a/orchagent/routeorch.h b/orchagent/routeorch.h
index e57bcddde4fd..214c2bd4ae99 100644
--- a/orchagent/routeorch.h
+++ b/orchagent/routeorch.h
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 /* Length of the Interface Id value in EUI64 format */
 #define EUI64_INTF_ID_LEN 8
 
+#define LOOPBACK_PREFIX     "Loopback"
+
 typedef std::map<NextHopKey, sai_object_id_t> NextHopGroupMembers;
 
 struct NextHopGroupEntry