diff --git a/impl/src/main/java/org/onosproject/segmentrouting/RoutingRulePopulator.java b/impl/src/main/java/org/onosproject/segmentrouting/RoutingRulePopulator.java
index 751bbcc..e933d3e 100644
--- a/impl/src/main/java/org/onosproject/segmentrouting/RoutingRulePopulator.java
+++ b/impl/src/main/java/org/onosproject/segmentrouting/RoutingRulePopulator.java
@@ -1555,6 +1555,8 @@
         TrafficTreatment.Builder tBuilder = DefaultTrafficTreatment.builder();
         if (punt) {
             tBuilder.punt();
+        } else {
+            tBuilder.wipeDeferred();
         }
         return fwdObjBuilder(sBuilder.build(), tBuilder.build(), priority);
     }
@@ -1575,6 +1577,8 @@
                     TrafficTreatment.Builder tBuilder = DefaultTrafficTreatment.builder();
                     if (punt) {
                         tBuilder.punt();
+                    } else {
+                        tBuilder.wipeDeferred();
                     }
 
                     result.add(fwdObjBuilder(sBuilder.build(), tBuilder.build(), priority));