diff --git a/ripngd/ripng_main.c b/ripngd/ripng_main.c
index d8f2241..1c184e2 100644
--- a/ripngd/ripng_main.c
+++ b/ripngd/ripng_main.c
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@
 
   /* RIPngd inits. */
   ripng_init ();
-  zebra_init ();
+  zebra_init (master);
   ripng_peer_init ();
 
   /* Get configuration file. */
diff --git a/ripngd/ripng_zebra.c b/ripngd/ripng_zebra.c
index 58f8860..13b1853 100644
--- a/ripngd/ripng_zebra.c
+++ b/ripngd/ripng_zebra.c
@@ -541,10 +541,10 @@
 
 /* Initialize zebra structure and it's commands. */
 void
-zebra_init ()
+zebra_init (struct thread_master *master)
 {
   /* Allocate zebra structure. */
-  zclient = zclient_new ();
+  zclient = zclient_new (master);
   zclient_init (zclient, ZEBRA_ROUTE_RIPNG);
 
   zclient->zebra_connected = ripng_zebra_connected;
diff --git a/ripngd/ripngd.h b/ripngd/ripngd.h
index 28ca41b..6cbbd84 100644
--- a/ripngd/ripngd.h
+++ b/ripngd/ripngd.h
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@
 extern void ripng_route_map_reset (void);
 extern void ripng_terminate (void);
  /* zclient_init() is done by ripng_zebra.c:zebra_init() */
-extern void zebra_init (void);
+extern void zebra_init (struct thread_master *);
 extern void ripng_zclient_start (void);
 extern void ripng_zclient_reset (void);
 extern void ripng_offset_init (void);