diff --git a/bgpd/bgp_routemap.c b/bgpd/bgp_routemap.c
index b449cae..a6d5a0e 100644
--- a/bgpd/bgp_routemap.c
+++ b/bgpd/bgp_routemap.c
@@ -2090,6 +2090,7 @@
     
       /* Set next hop value. */ 
       (bgp_attr_extra_get (bgp_info->attr))->mp_nexthop_global_in = *address;
+      (bgp_attr_extra_get (bgp_info->attr))->mp_nexthop_len = 4;
     }
 
   return RMAP_OKAY;