diff --git a/lib/zclient.c b/lib/zclient.c
index 0ce46fe..bfff9a3 100644
--- a/lib/zclient.c
+++ b/lib/zclient.c
@@ -39,8 +39,6 @@
 /* Prototype for event manager. */
 static void zclient_event (enum event, struct zclient *);
 
-extern struct thread_master *master;
-
 const char *zclient_serv_path = NULL;
 
 /* This file local debug flag. */
@@ -48,7 +46,7 @@
 
 /* Allocate zclient structure. */
 struct zclient *
-zclient_new ()
+zclient_new (struct thread_master *master)
 {
   struct zclient *zclient;
   zclient = XCALLOC (MTYPE_ZCLIENT, sizeof (struct zclient));
@@ -56,6 +54,7 @@
   zclient->ibuf = stream_new (ZEBRA_MAX_PACKET_SIZ);
   zclient->obuf = stream_new (ZEBRA_MAX_PACKET_SIZ);
   zclient->wb = buffer_new(0);
+  zclient->master = master;
 
   return zclient;
 }
@@ -258,8 +257,8 @@
       return zclient_failed(zclient);
       break;
     case BUFFER_PENDING:
-      zclient->t_write = thread_add_write(master, zclient_flush_data,
-					  zclient, zclient->sock);
+      zclient->t_write = thread_add_write (zclient->master, zclient_flush_data,
+					   zclient, zclient->sock);
       break;
     case BUFFER_EMPTY:
       break;
@@ -284,8 +283,8 @@
       THREAD_OFF(zclient->t_write);
       break;
     case BUFFER_PENDING:
-      THREAD_WRITE_ON(master, zclient->t_write,
-		      zclient_flush_data, zclient, zclient->sock);
+      THREAD_WRITE_ON (zclient->master, zclient->t_write,
+		       zclient_flush_data, zclient, zclient->sock);
       break;
     }
   return 0;
@@ -1092,7 +1091,7 @@
     case ZCLIENT_SCHEDULE:
       if (! zclient->t_connect)
 	zclient->t_connect =
-	  thread_add_event (master, zclient_connect, zclient, 0);
+	  thread_add_event (zclient->master, zclient_connect, zclient, 0);
       break;
     case ZCLIENT_CONNECT:
       if (zclient->fail >= 10)
@@ -1102,12 +1101,12 @@
 		   zclient->fail < 3 ? 10 : 60);
       if (! zclient->t_connect)
 	zclient->t_connect = 
-	  thread_add_timer (master, zclient_connect, zclient,
+	  thread_add_timer (zclient->master, zclient_connect, zclient,
 			    zclient->fail < 3 ? 10 : 60);
       break;
     case ZCLIENT_READ:
       zclient->t_read = 
-	thread_add_read (master, zclient_read, zclient, zclient->sock);
+	thread_add_read (zclient->master, zclient_read, zclient, zclient->sock);
       break;
     }
 }