diff --git a/src/app/directives/router-active.ts b/src/app/directives/router-active.ts
index 31caab259c..bb4bbfe199 100644
--- a/src/app/directives/router-active.ts
+++ b/src/app/directives/router-active.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export class RouterActive {
   }
 
   ngOnInit() {
-    this.router.subscribe(() => {
+    this.routerLink.changes.subscribe(() => {
       if (this.routerLink.first) {
         let active = this.routerLink.first.isRouteActive;
         this.renderer.setElementClass(this.element.nativeElement, this._attrOrProp(), active);