diff --git a/client/internal/routemanager/systemops_windows.go b/client/internal/routemanager/systemops_windows.go
index 334ace45324..ba211082f1f 100644
--- a/client/internal/routemanager/systemops_windows.go
+++ b/client/internal/routemanager/systemops_windows.go
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ func addRoutePowershell(prefix netip.Prefix, nexthop netip.Addr, intf, intfIdx s
 	}
 
 	script := fmt.Sprintf(
-		`%s -AddressFamily "%s" -DestinationPrefix "%s" -Confirm:$False -ErrorAction Stop`,
+		`%s -AddressFamily "%s" -DestinationPrefix "%s" -Confirm:$False -ErrorAction Stop -PolicyStore ActiveStore`,
 		psCmd, addressFamily, destinationPrefix,
 	)