diff --git a/bgpd/bgp_vty.c b/bgpd/bgp_vty.c
index 6233163..4fd255f 100644
--- a/bgpd/bgp_vty.c
+++ b/bgpd/bgp_vty.c
@@ -676,6 +676,11 @@
       return CMD_WARNING;
     }
 
+  if ((MULTIPATH_NUM != 0) && (maxpaths > MULTIPATH_NUM))
+    vty_out (vty,
+	     "%% Warning: maximum-paths set to %d is greater than %d that zebra is compiled to support%s",
+	     maxpaths, MULTIPATH_NUM, VTY_NEWLINE);
+
   return CMD_SUCCESS;
 }
 
@@ -704,6 +709,11 @@
       return CMD_WARNING;
     }
 
+  if ((MULTIPATH_NUM != 0) && (maxpaths > MULTIPATH_NUM))
+    vty_out (vty,
+	     "%% Warning: maximum-paths set to %d is greater than %d that zebra is compiled to support%s",
+	     maxpaths, MULTIPATH_NUM, VTY_NEWLINE);
+
   return CMD_SUCCESS;
 }