diff --git a/bgpd/bgp_zebra.c b/bgpd/bgp_zebra.c
index af312e3..4ec15d0 100644
--- a/bgpd/bgp_zebra.c
+++ b/bgpd/bgp_zebra.c
@@ -757,7 +757,7 @@
   /* We have to think about a IPv6 link-local address curse. */
   if (p->family == AF_INET6)
     {
-      unsigned int ifindex;
+      ifindex_t ifindex;
       struct in6_addr *nexthop;
       struct zapi_ipv6 api;