diff --git a/bgpd/bgp_routemap.c b/bgpd/bgp_routemap.c
index cb5ccff..a0b1fb4 100644
--- a/bgpd/bgp_routemap.c
+++ b/bgpd/bgp_routemap.c
@@ -101,6 +101,26 @@
 
 */ 
 
+ /* generic as path object to be shared in multiple rules */
+
+static void *
+route_aspath_compile (const char *arg)
+{
+  struct aspath *aspath;
+
+  aspath = aspath_str2aspath (arg);
+  if (! aspath)
+    return NULL;
+  return aspath;
+}
+
+static void
+route_aspath_free (void *rule)
+{
+  struct aspath *aspath = rule;
+  aspath_free (aspath);
+}
+
  /* 'match peer (A.B.C.D|X:X::X:X)' */
 
 /* Compares the peer specified in the 'match peer' clause with the peer
@@ -1228,33 +1248,13 @@
   return RMAP_OKAY;
 }
 
-/* Compile function for as-path prepend. */
-static void *
-route_set_aspath_prepend_compile (const char *arg)
-{
-  struct aspath *aspath;
-
-  aspath = aspath_str2aspath (arg);
-  if (! aspath)
-    return NULL;
-  return aspath;
-}
-
-/* Compile function for as-path prepend. */
-static void
-route_set_aspath_prepend_free (void *rule)
-{
-  struct aspath *aspath = rule;
-  aspath_free (aspath);
-}
-
 /* Set as-path prepend rule structure. */
 struct route_map_rule_cmd route_set_aspath_prepend_cmd = 
 {
   "as-path prepend",
   route_set_aspath_prepend,
-  route_set_aspath_prepend_compile,
-  route_set_aspath_prepend_free,
+  route_aspath_compile,
+  route_aspath_free,
 };
 
 /* `set as-path exclude ASn' */
@@ -1282,37 +1282,13 @@
   return RMAP_OKAY;
 }
 
-/* FIXME: consider using route_set_aspath_prepend_compile() and
- * route_set_aspath_prepend_free(), which two below function are
- * exact clones of.
- */
-
-/* Compile function for as-path exclude. */
-static void *
-route_set_aspath_exclude_compile (const char *arg)
-{
-  struct aspath *aspath;
-
-  aspath = aspath_str2aspath (arg);
-  if (! aspath)
-    return NULL;
-  return aspath;
-}
-
-static void
-route_set_aspath_exclude_free (void *rule)
-{
-  struct aspath *aspath = rule;
-  aspath_free (aspath);
-}
-
 /* Set ASn exlude rule structure. */
 struct route_map_rule_cmd route_set_aspath_exclude_cmd = 
 {
   "as-path exclude",
   route_set_aspath_exclude,
-  route_set_aspath_exclude_compile,
-  route_set_aspath_exclude_free,
+  route_aspath_compile,
+  route_aspath_free,
 };
 
 /* `set community COMMUNITY' */