diff --git a/bgpd/bgp_attr.c b/bgpd/bgp_attr.c
index 6b5d819..dae895d 100644
--- a/bgpd/bgp_attr.c
+++ b/bgpd/bgp_attr.c
@@ -1302,7 +1302,7 @@
 
   total = length + (CHECK_FLAG (flag, BGP_ATTR_FLAG_EXTLEN) ? 4 : 3);
   /* Flag checks. */
-  if (flag != BGP_ATTR_FLAG_OPTIONAL)
+  if ((flag & ~BGP_ATTR_FLAG_EXTLEN) != BGP_ATTR_FLAG_OPTIONAL)
   {
     if (! CHECK_FLAG (flag, BGP_ATTR_FLAG_OPTIONAL))
       zlog (peer->log, LOG_ERR, "ORIGINATOR_ID attribute must be flagged as \"optional\" (%u)", flag);
@@ -1341,7 +1341,7 @@
 
   total = length + (CHECK_FLAG (flag, BGP_ATTR_FLAG_EXTLEN) ? 4 : 3);
   /* Flag checks. */
-  if (flag != BGP_ATTR_FLAG_OPTIONAL)
+  if ((flag & ~BGP_ATTR_FLAG_EXTLEN) != BGP_ATTR_FLAG_OPTIONAL)
   {
     if (! CHECK_FLAG (flag, BGP_ATTR_FLAG_OPTIONAL))
       zlog (peer->log, LOG_ERR, "CLUSTER_LIST attribute must be flagged as \"optional\" (%u)", flag);
@@ -1389,7 +1389,7 @@
 
   total = length + (CHECK_FLAG (flag, BGP_ATTR_FLAG_EXTLEN) ? 4 : 3);
   /* Flag checks. */
-  if (flag != BGP_ATTR_FLAG_OPTIONAL)
+  if ((flag & ~BGP_ATTR_FLAG_EXTLEN) != BGP_ATTR_FLAG_OPTIONAL)
   {
     if (! CHECK_FLAG (flag, BGP_ATTR_FLAG_OPTIONAL))
       zlog (peer->log, LOG_ERR, "MP_REACH_NLRI attribute must be flagged as \"optional\" (%u)", flag);
@@ -1536,7 +1536,7 @@
 
   total = length + (CHECK_FLAG (flag, BGP_ATTR_FLAG_EXTLEN) ? 4 : 3);
   /* Flag checks. */
-  if (flag != BGP_ATTR_FLAG_OPTIONAL)
+  if ((flag & ~BGP_ATTR_FLAG_EXTLEN) != BGP_ATTR_FLAG_OPTIONAL)
   {
     if (! CHECK_FLAG (flag, BGP_ATTR_FLAG_OPTIONAL))
       zlog (peer->log, LOG_ERR, "MP_UNREACH_NLRI attribute must be flagged as \"optional\" (%u)", flag);