diff --git a/files/image_config/interfaces/interfaces.j2 b/files/image_config/interfaces/interfaces.j2
index fe1fac2cc7..6521eb7a67 100644
--- a/files/image_config/interfaces/interfaces.j2
+++ b/files/image_config/interfaces/interfaces.j2
@@ -27,14 +27,14 @@ iface eth0 {{ 'inet' if prefix | ipv4 else 'inet6' }} static
     netmask {{ prefix | netmask if prefix | ipv4 else prefix | prefixlen }}
     ########## management network policy routing rules
     # management port up rules
-    up ip route add default via {{ MGMT_INTERFACE[(name, prefix)]['gwaddr'] }} dev eth0 table default
-    up ip rule add from {{ prefix | ip }}/32 table default
+    up ip {{ '-4' if prefix | ipv4 else '-6' }} route add default via {{ MGMT_INTERFACE[(name, prefix)]['gwaddr'] }} dev eth0 table default
+    up ip {{ '-4' if prefix | ipv4 else '-6' }} rule add from {{ prefix | ip }}/{{ '32' if prefix | ipv4 else '128' }} table default
 {% for route in MGMT_INTERFACE[(name, prefix)]['forced_mgmt_routes'] %}
     up ip rule add to {{ route }} table default
 {% endfor %}
     # management port down rules
-    down ip route delete default via {{ MGMT_INTERFACE[(name, prefix)]['gwaddr'] }} dev eth0 table default
-    down ip rule delete from {{ prefix | ip }}/32 table default
+    down ip {{ '-4' if prefix | ipv4 else '-6' }} route delete default via {{ MGMT_INTERFACE[(name, prefix)]['gwaddr'] }} dev eth0 table default
+    down ip {{ '-4' if prefix | ipv4 else '-6' }} rule delete from {{ prefix | ip }}/{{ '32' if prefix | ipv4 else '128' }} table default
 {% for route in MGMT_INTERFACE[(name, prefix)]['forced_mgmt_routes'] %}
     down ip rule delete to {{ route }} table default
 {% endfor %}
diff --git a/src/sonic-config-engine/tests/sample_output/interfaces b/src/sonic-config-engine/tests/sample_output/interfaces
index 9f262a7f6b..ec3b6f740b 100644
--- a/src/sonic-config-engine/tests/sample_output/interfaces
+++ b/src/sonic-config-engine/tests/sample_output/interfaces
@@ -22,21 +22,21 @@ iface eth0 inet static
     netmask 255.255.255.0
     ########## management network policy routing rules
     # management port up rules
-    up ip route add default via 10.0.0.1 dev eth0 table default
-    up ip rule add from 10.0.0.100/32 table default
+    up ip -4 route add default via 10.0.0.1 dev eth0 table default
+    up ip -4 rule add from 10.0.0.100/32 table default
     # management port down rules
-    down ip route delete default via 10.0.0.1 dev eth0 table default
-    down ip rule delete from 10.0.0.100/32 table default
+    down ip -4 route delete default via 10.0.0.1 dev eth0 table default
+    down ip -4 rule delete from 10.0.0.100/32 table default
 iface eth0 inet6 static
     address 2603:10e2:0:2902::8
     netmask 64
     ########## management network policy routing rules
     # management port up rules
-    up ip route add default via 2603:10e2:0:2902::1 dev eth0 table default
-    up ip rule add from 2603:10e2:0:2902::8/32 table default
+    up ip -6 route add default via 2603:10e2:0:2902::1 dev eth0 table default
+    up ip -6 rule add from 2603:10e2:0:2902::8/128 table default
     # management port down rules
-    down ip route delete default via 2603:10e2:0:2902::1 dev eth0 table default
-    down ip rule delete from 2603:10e2:0:2902::8/32 table default
+    down ip -6 route delete default via 2603:10e2:0:2902::1 dev eth0 table default
+    down ip -6 rule delete from 2603:10e2:0:2902::8/128 table default
 #
 # The switch front panel interfaces
 # "|| true" is added to suppress the error when interface is already a member of VLAN