diff --git a/zebra/kernel_socket.c b/zebra/kernel_socket.c
index ac06566..5281236 100644
--- a/zebra/kernel_socket.c
+++ b/zebra/kernel_socket.c
@@ -585,8 +585,15 @@
   if (ifnlen && strncmp (ifp->name, ifname, INTERFACE_NAMSIZ))
     isalias = 1;
   
+#if 0
+  /* it might seem cute to grab the interface metric here, however
+   * we're processing an address update message, and so some systems
+   * (e.g. FBSD) dont bother to fill in ifam_metric. Disabled, but left
+   * in deliberately, as comment.
+   */
   ifp->metric = ifam->ifam_metric;
-  
+#endif
+
   /* Add connected address. */
   switch (sockunion_family (&addr))
     {