diff --git a/src/if-linux.c b/src/if-linux.c
index d7b8330b..97a0a319 100644
--- a/src/if-linux.c
+++ b/src/if-linux.c
@@ -1783,7 +1783,8 @@ if_route(unsigned char cmd, const struct rt *rt)
 	if (rt->rt_lifetime != 0) {
 		uint32_t expires;
 
-		expires = lifetime_left(rt->rt_lifetime, &rt->rt_aquired, NULL);
+		expires = lifetime_left(rt->rt_lifetime, &rt->rt_acquired,
+		    NULL);
 		add_attr_32(&nlm.hdr, sizeof(nlm), RTA_EXPIRES, expires);
 	}
 #endif
diff --git a/src/ipv6.c b/src/ipv6.c
index 20caa5e6..c8469a22 100644
--- a/src/ipv6.c
+++ b/src/ipv6.c
@@ -2308,7 +2308,7 @@ inet6_raroutes(rb_tree_t *routes, struct dhcpcd_ctx *ctx)
 			rt->rt_pref = ipv6nd_rtpref(rinfo->flags);
 #endif
 #ifdef HAVE_ROUTE_LIFETIME
-			rt->rt_aquired = rinfo->acquired;
+			rt->rt_acquired = rinfo->acquired;
 			rt->rt_lifetime = rinfo->lifetime,
 #endif
 			rt_proto_add(routes, rt);
@@ -2325,7 +2325,7 @@ inet6_raroutes(rb_tree_t *routes, struct dhcpcd_ctx *ctx)
 				rt->rt_pref = ipv6nd_rtpref(rap->flags);
 #endif
 #ifdef HAVE_ROUTE_LIFETIME
-				rt->rt_aquired = addr->acquired;
+				rt->rt_acquired = addr->acquired;
 				rt->rt_lifetime = addr->prefix_vltime;
 #endif
 
@@ -2361,7 +2361,7 @@ inet6_raroutes(rb_tree_t *routes, struct dhcpcd_ctx *ctx)
 		rt->rt_pref = ipv6nd_rtpref(rap->flags);
 #endif
 #ifdef HAVE_ROUTE_LIFETIME
-		rt->rt_aquired = rap->acquired;
+		rt->rt_acquired = rap->acquired;
 		rt->rt_lifetime = rap->lifetime;
 #endif
 
@@ -2400,7 +2400,7 @@ inet6_dhcproutes(rb_tree_t *routes, struct dhcpcd_ctx *ctx, enum DH6S dstate)
 				continue;
 			rt->rt_dflags |= RTDF_DHCP;
 #ifdef HAVE_ROUTE_LIFETIME
-			rt->rt_aquired = ia->acquired;
+			rt->rt_acquired = ia->acquired;
 			rt->rt_lifetime = ia->prefix_vltime;
 #endif
 			rt_proto_add(routes, rt);
diff --git a/src/route.c b/src/route.c
index 20d82d79..bd98159e 100644
--- a/src/route.c
+++ b/src/route.c
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ rt_cmp_lifetime(struct rt *nrt, struct rt *ort)
 	struct timespec ts;
 	uint32_t deviation;
 
-	timespecsub(&nrt->rt_aquired, &ort->rt_aquired, &ts);
+	timespecsub(&nrt->rt_acquired, &ort->rt_acquired, &ts);
 	if (ts.tv_sec < 0)
 		ts.tv_sec = -ts.tv_sec;
 	if (ts.tv_sec > RTLIFETIME_DEV_MAX)
@@ -753,7 +753,12 @@ rt_doroute(rb_tree_t *kroutes, struct rt *rt)
 		    rt_cmp_mtu(rt, or) != 0) {
 			if (!rt_add(kroutes, rt, or))
 				return false;
+		} else {
+#ifdef HAVE_ROUTE_LIFETIME
+			rt->rt_acquired = or->rt_acquired;
+#endif
 		}
+
 		rb_tree_remove_node(&ctx->routes, or);
 		rt_free(or);
 	} else {
diff --git a/src/route.h b/src/route.h
index e43d1e69..063c2ede 100644
--- a/src/route.h
+++ b/src/route.h
@@ -139,9 +139,9 @@ struct rt {
 	rb_node_t rt_tree;
 
 #ifdef HAVE_ROUTE_LIFETIME
-	struct timespec rt_aquired; /* timestamp of aquisition */
-	uint32_t rt_lifetime;	    /* current lifetime of route */
-#define RTLIFETIME_DEV_MAX 2	    /* max deviation for cmp */
+	struct timespec rt_acquired; /* timestamp of acquisition */
+	uint32_t rt_lifetime;	     /* current lifetime of route */
+#define RTLIFETIME_DEV_MAX 2	     /* max deviation for cmp */
 #endif
 };