diff --git a/ospfd/ospf_route.h b/ospfd/ospf_route.h
index 6c202b0..d509e4a 100644
--- a/ospfd/ospf_route.h
+++ b/ospfd/ospf_route.h
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 {
   struct in_addr nexthop;
   struct in_addr adv_router;
-  unsigned int ifindex;
+  ifindex_t ifindex;
 };
 
 /* Below is the structure linked to every