diff --git a/zebra/rib.h b/zebra/rib.h
index d31db55..0191f57 100644
--- a/zebra/rib.h
+++ b/zebra/rib.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #ifndef _ZEBRA_RIB_H
 #define _ZEBRA_RIB_H
 
+#include "zebra.h"
 #include "linklist.h"
 #include "prefix.h"
 #include "table.h"
@@ -43,6 +44,9 @@
   /* Refrence count. */
   unsigned long refcnt;
   
+  /* Tag */
+  route_tag_t tag;
+
   /* Uptime. */
   time_t uptime;
 
@@ -65,9 +69,6 @@
   /* Distance. */
   u_char distance;
 
-  /* Tag */
-  u_short tag;
-
   /* Flags of this route.
    * This flag's definition is in lib/zebra.h ZEBRA_FLAG_* and is exposed
    * to clients via Zserv
@@ -182,7 +183,7 @@
   u_char distance;
 
   /* Tag */
-  u_short tag;
+  route_tag_t tag;
 
   /* Flag for this static route's type. */
   u_char type;
@@ -450,11 +451,12 @@
 
 extern int
 static_add_ipv4_safi (safi_t safi, struct prefix *p, struct in_addr *gate,
-		      const char *ifname, u_char flags, u_short tag, u_char distance,
-		      vrf_id_t vrf_id);
+		      const char *ifname, u_char flags, route_tag_t, 
+		      u_char distance, vrf_id_t vrf_id);
 extern int
 static_delete_ipv4_safi (safi_t safi, struct prefix *p, struct in_addr *gate,
-			 const char *ifname, u_short tag, u_char distance, vrf_id_t vrf_id);
+			 const char *ifname, route_tag_t tag, u_char distance,
+			 vrf_id_t vrf_id);
 
 extern int
 rib_add_ipv6 (int type, int flags, struct prefix_ipv6 *p,
@@ -474,15 +476,16 @@
 
 extern int
 static_add_ipv6 (struct prefix *p, u_char type, struct in6_addr *gate,
-		 const char *ifname, u_char flags, u_short tag, u_char distance,
-		 vrf_id_t vrf_id);
+		 const char *ifname, u_char flags, route_tag_t, 
+		 u_char distance, vrf_id_t vrf_id);
 
 extern int
 rib_add_ipv6_multipath (struct prefix_ipv6 *, struct rib *, safi_t);
 
 extern int
 static_delete_ipv6 (struct prefix *p, u_char type, struct in6_addr *gate,
-		    const char *ifname, u_short tag, u_char distance, vrf_id_t vrf_id);
+		    const char *ifname, route_tag_t, u_char distance, 
+		    vrf_id_t vrf_id);
 
 extern int rib_gc_dest (struct route_node *rn);
 extern struct route_table *rib_tables_iter_next (rib_tables_iter_t *iter);