diff --git a/isisd/isis_main.c b/isisd/isis_main.c
index e1af71f..fba7b10 100644
--- a/isisd/isis_main.c
+++ b/isisd/isis_main.c
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@
   /* create the global 'isis' instance */
   isis_new (1);
 
-  isis_zebra_init ();
+  isis_zebra_init (master);
 
   /* parse config file */
   /* this is needed three times! because we have interfaces before the areas */
diff --git a/isisd/isis_zebra.c b/isisd/isis_zebra.c
index 6d0c157..8a78417 100644
--- a/isisd/isis_zebra.c
+++ b/isisd/isis_zebra.c
@@ -602,9 +602,9 @@
 }
 
 void
-isis_zebra_init ()
+isis_zebra_init (struct thread_master *master)
 {
-  zclient = zclient_new ();
+  zclient = zclient_new (master);
   zclient_init (zclient, ZEBRA_ROUTE_ISIS);
   zclient->zebra_connected = isis_zebra_connected;
   zclient->router_id_update = isis_router_id_update_zebra;
diff --git a/isisd/isis_zebra.h b/isisd/isis_zebra.h
index 889cd9b..0011478 100644
--- a/isisd/isis_zebra.h
+++ b/isisd/isis_zebra.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 extern struct zclient *zclient;
 
-void isis_zebra_init (void);
+void isis_zebra_init (struct thread_master *);
 void isis_zebra_route_update (struct prefix *prefix,
 			      struct isis_route_info *route_info);
 int isis_distribute_list_update (int routetype);