diff --git a/pkg/platform/provider/baremetal/validation/cluster.go b/pkg/platform/provider/baremetal/validation/cluster.go
index 405b628cb..3ffe7735b 100644
--- a/pkg/platform/provider/baremetal/validation/cluster.go
+++ b/pkg/platform/provider/baremetal/validation/cluster.go
@@ -539,15 +539,15 @@ func ValidateSelinux(fldPath *field.Path, sshs []*ssh.SSH) field.ErrorList {
 func ValidateDefaultRoute(fldPath *field.Path, sshs []*ssh.SSH, expectedNetInterface string) field.ErrorList {
 	allErrs := field.ErrorList{}
 	for i, one := range sshs {
-		realNetInterface := ssh.GetNetworkInterface(one, one.Host)
-		if realNetInterface != expectedNetInterface {
+		defaultRouteIP := ssh.GetDefaultRouteIP(one)
+		if defaultRouteIP != one.Host {
 			allErrs = append(allErrs, field.Invalid(fldPath.Index(i), one.Host,
-				fmt.Sprintf("network interface of IP %s is %s not %s", one.Host, realNetInterface, expectedNetInterface)))
+				fmt.Sprintf("host IP %s is not default route IP %s", one.Host, defaultRouteIP)))
 		}
-		realNetInterface = ssh.GetDefaultRouteInterface(one)
-		if realNetInterface != expectedNetInterface {
-			allErrs = append(allErrs, field.Invalid(fldPath.Index(i), one.Host,
-				fmt.Sprintf("network interface of default route is %s not %s", realNetInterface, expectedNetInterface)))
+		defaultRouteInterface := ssh.GetDefaultRouteInterface(one)
+		if defaultRouteInterface != expectedNetInterface {
+			allErrs = append(allErrs, field.Invalid(fldPath.Index(i), expectedNetInterface,
+				fmt.Sprintf("%s is not default route interface %s", defaultRouteInterface, expectedNetInterface)))
 		}
 	}
 	return allErrs
diff --git a/pkg/util/ssh/os.go b/pkg/util/ssh/os.go
index edec780c8..402af544d 100644
--- a/pkg/util/ssh/os.go
+++ b/pkg/util/ssh/os.go
@@ -35,7 +35,14 @@ func GetNetworkInterface(s Interface, ip string) string {
 
 // GetDefaultRouteInterface returns default router network interface
 func GetDefaultRouteInterface(s Interface) string {
-	stdout, _, _, _ := s.Exec("route | grep 'default' |awk '{print $NF}'")
+	stdout, _, _, _ := s.Exec(`ip route get 1.1.1.1 | grep -oP 'dev \K\S+'`)
+
+	return strings.Replace(stdout, "\n", "", -1)
+}
+
+// GetDefaultRouteIP returns default router network interface
+func GetDefaultRouteIP(s Interface) string {
+	stdout, _, _, _ := s.Exec(`ip route get 1.1.1.1 | grep -oP 'src \K\S+'`)
 
 	return strings.Replace(stdout, "\n", "", -1)
 }