diff --git a/zebra/rib.h b/zebra/rib.h
index 2af90db..6e0966a 100644
--- a/zebra/rib.h
+++ b/zebra/rib.h
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@
   /* RIB internal status */
   u_char status;
 #define RIB_ENTRY_REMOVED	(1 << 0)
+#define RIB_ENTRY_CHANGED	(1 << 1)
 
   /* Nexthop information. */
   u_char nexthop_num;
diff --git a/zebra/zebra_rib.c b/zebra/zebra_rib.c
index 084af38..c202c5f 100644
--- a/zebra/zebra_rib.c
+++ b/zebra/zebra_rib.c
@@ -1078,7 +1078,7 @@
 /* Iterate over all nexthops of the given RIB entry and refresh their
  * ACTIVE flag. rib->nexthop_active_num is updated accordingly. If any
  * nexthop is found to toggle the ACTIVE flag, the whole rib structure
- * is flagged with ZEBRA_FLAG_CHANGED. The 4th 'set' argument is
+ * is flagged with RIB_ENTRY_CHANGED. The 4th 'set' argument is
  * transparently passed to nexthop_active_check().
  *
  * Return value is the new number of active nexthops.
@@ -1091,7 +1091,7 @@
   unsigned int prev_active, prev_index, new_active;
 
   rib->nexthop_active_num = 0;
-  UNSET_FLAG (rib->flags, ZEBRA_FLAG_CHANGED);
+  UNSET_FLAG (rib->status, RIB_ENTRY_CHANGED);
 
   for (nexthop = rib->nexthop; nexthop; nexthop = nexthop->next)
   {
@@ -1101,7 +1101,7 @@
       rib->nexthop_active_num++;
     if (prev_active != new_active ||
 	prev_index != nexthop->ifindex)
-      SET_FLAG (rib->flags, ZEBRA_FLAG_CHANGED);
+      SET_FLAG (rib->status, RIB_ENTRY_CHANGED);
   }
   return rib->nexthop_active_num;
 }
@@ -1375,7 +1375,7 @@
       if (IS_ZEBRA_DEBUG_RIB)
 	rnode_debug (rn, "Updating existing route, select %p, fib %p",
                      (void *)select, (void *)fib);
-      if (CHECK_FLAG (select->flags, ZEBRA_FLAG_CHANGED))
+      if (CHECK_FLAG (select->status, RIB_ENTRY_CHANGED))
         {
           if (info->safi == SAFI_UNICAST)
 	    zfpm_trigger_update (rn, "updating existing route");