diff --git a/orchagent/nexthopgroupkey.h b/orchagent/nexthopgroupkey.h
index 7943c1d865e3..d012cbe41a5c 100644
--- a/orchagent/nexthopgroupkey.h
+++ b/orchagent/nexthopgroupkey.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class NextHopGroupKey
     }
 
     /* ip_string|if_alias|vni|router_mac separated by ',' */
-    NextHopGroupKey(const std::string &nexthops, bool overlay_nh, bool srv6_nh)
+    NextHopGroupKey(const std::string &nexthops, bool overlay_nh, bool srv6_nh = false)
     {
         if (overlay_nh)
         {
diff --git a/orchagent/nexthopkey.h b/orchagent/nexthopkey.h
index c5396902eff7..9253d3a76d03 100644
--- a/orchagent/nexthopkey.h
+++ b/orchagent/nexthopkey.h
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ struct NextHopKey
         }
         weight = 0;
     }
-    NextHopKey(const std::string &str, bool overlay_nh, bool srv6_nh)
+    NextHopKey(const std::string &str, bool overlay_nh, bool srv6_nh = false)
     {
         if (str.find(NHG_DELIMITER) != string::npos)
         {