diff --git a/ifupdown2/addons/addressvirtual.py b/ifupdown2/addons/addressvirtual.py
index 80541b2..0c644e4 100644
--- a/ifupdown2/addons/addressvirtual.py
+++ b/ifupdown2/addons/addressvirtual.py
@@ -134,7 +134,13 @@ class addressvirtual(moduleBase):
 
             route_prefix = '%s/%d' %(ip.network, ip.prefixlen)
 
-            dev = self.ipcmd.ip_route_get_dev(route_prefix)
+            if ifaceobj.link_privflags & ifaceLinkPrivFlags.VRF_SLAVE:
+                vrf_master = self.ipcmd.link_get_master(ifaceobj.name)
+            else:
+                vrf_master = None
+
+            dev = self.ipcmd.ip_route_get_dev(route_prefix, vrf_master=vrf_master)
+
             if dev and dev != ifaceobj.name:
                 self.logger.info('%s: preferred routing entry ' %ifaceobj.name +
                                  'seems to be of the macvlan dev %s'
diff --git a/ifupdown2/ifupdownaddons/LinkUtils.py b/ifupdown2/ifupdownaddons/LinkUtils.py
index ab93f77..e4b4de9 100644
--- a/ifupdown2/ifupdownaddons/LinkUtils.py
+++ b/ifupdown2/ifupdownaddons/LinkUtils.py
@@ -1687,10 +1687,14 @@ class LinkUtils(utilsBase):
             ret = False
         return ret
 
-    def ip_route_get_dev(self, prefix):
+    def ip_route_get_dev(self, prefix, vrf_master=None):
         try:
-            output = utils.exec_command('%s route get %s' %
-                                        (utils.ip_cmd, prefix))
+            if vrf_master:
+                cmd = '%s route get %s vrf %s' % (utils.ip_cmd, prefix, vrf_master)
+            else:
+                cmd = '%s route get %s' % (utils.ip_cmd, prefix)
+
+            output = utils.exec_command(cmd)
             if output:
                 rline = output.splitlines()[0]
                 if rline: