diff --git a/ripngd/ripng_route.h b/ripngd/ripng_route.h
index fe65c88..9ff90aa 100644
--- a/ripngd/ripng_route.h
+++ b/ripngd/ripng_route.h
@@ -35,13 +35,13 @@
   u_char metric;		
 
   /* Tag field of RIPng packet.*/
-  u_short tag;		
+  u_int16_t tag;
 
   /* Route-map futures - this variables can be changed. */
   struct in6_addr nexthop_out;
   u_char metric_set;
   u_char metric_out;
-  u_short tag_out;
+  u_int16_t tag_out;
 };
 
 extern void ripng_aggregate_increment (struct route_node *rp,
diff --git a/ripngd/ripng_routemap.c b/ripngd/ripng_routemap.c
index eae4566..c596aec 100644
--- a/ripngd/ripng_routemap.c
+++ b/ripngd/ripng_routemap.c
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@
 route_match_tag (void *rule, struct prefix *prefix, 
 		    route_map_object_t type, void *object)
 {
-  u_short *tag;
+  route_tag_t *tag;
   struct ripng_info *rinfo;
 
   if (type == RMAP_RIPNG)
@@ -257,32 +257,12 @@
   return RMAP_NOMATCH;
 }
 
-/* Route map `match tag' match statement. `arg' is TAG value */
-static void *
-route_match_tag_compile (const char *arg)
-{
-  u_short *tag;
-
-  tag = XMALLOC (MTYPE_ROUTE_MAP_COMPILED, sizeof (u_short));
-  *tag = atoi (arg);
-
-  return tag;
-}
-
-/* Free route map's compiled `match tag' value. */
-static void
-route_match_tag_free (void *rule)
-{
-  XFREE (MTYPE_ROUTE_MAP_COMPILED, rule);
-}
-
-/* Route map commands for tag matching. */
 static struct route_map_rule_cmd route_match_tag_cmd =
 {
   "tag",
   route_match_tag,
-  route_match_tag_compile,
-  route_match_tag_free
+  route_map_rule_tag_compile,
+  route_map_rule_tag_free,
 };
 
 /* `set metric METRIC' */
@@ -452,7 +432,7 @@
 route_set_tag (void *rule, struct prefix *prefix, 
 		      route_map_object_t type, void *object)
 {
-  u_short *tag;
+  route_tag_t *tag;
   struct ripng_info *rinfo;
 
   if(type == RMAP_RIPNG)
@@ -460,7 +440,7 @@
       /* Fetch routemap's rule information. */
       tag = rule;
       rinfo = object;
-    
+
       /* Set next hop value. */ 
       rinfo->tag_out = *tag;
     }
@@ -468,33 +448,13 @@
   return RMAP_OKAY;
 }
 
-/* Route map `tag' compile function.  Given string is converted
-   to u_short. */
-static void *
-route_set_tag_compile (const char *arg)
-{
-  u_short *tag;
-
-  tag = XMALLOC (MTYPE_ROUTE_MAP_COMPILED, sizeof (u_short));
-  *tag = atoi (arg);
-
-  return tag;
-}
-
-/* Free route map's compiled `ip nexthop' value. */
-static void
-route_set_tag_free (void *rule)
-{
-  XFREE (MTYPE_ROUTE_MAP_COMPILED, rule);
-}
-
 /* Route map commands for tag set. */
 static struct route_map_rule_cmd route_set_tag_cmd =
 {
   "tag",
   route_set_tag,
-  route_set_tag_compile,
-  route_set_tag_free
+  route_map_rule_tag_compile,
+  route_map_rule_tag_free
 };
 
 #define MATCH_STR "Match values from routing table\n"
@@ -564,7 +524,7 @@
 
 DEFUN (match_tag,
        match_tag_cmd,
-       "match tag <1-65535>",
+       "match tag <1-4294967295>",
        MATCH_STR
        "Match tag of route\n"
        "Metric value\n")
@@ -587,7 +547,7 @@
 
 ALIAS (no_match_tag,
        no_match_tag_val_cmd,
-       "no match tag <1-65535>",
+       "no match tag <1-4294967295>",
        NO_STR
        MATCH_STR
        "Match tag of route\n"
@@ -675,7 +635,7 @@
 
 DEFUN (set_tag,
        set_tag_cmd,
-       "set tag <1-65535>",
+       "set tag <1-4294967295>",
        SET_STR
        "Tag value for routing protocol\n"
        "Tag value\n")
@@ -698,7 +658,7 @@
 
 ALIAS (no_set_tag,
        no_set_tag_val_cmd,
-       "no set tag <1-65535>",
+       "no set tag <1-4294967295>",
        NO_STR
        SET_STR
        "Tag value for routing protocol\n"
diff --git a/ripngd/ripngd.h b/ripngd/ripngd.h
index 93f6ff1..ef6d56a 100644
--- a/ripngd/ripngd.h
+++ b/ripngd/ripngd.h
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@
 struct rte
 {
   struct in6_addr addr;	/* RIPng destination prefix */
-  u_short tag;		/* RIPng tag */
+  u_int16_t tag;		/* RIPng tag */
   u_char prefixlen;	/* Length of the RIPng prefix */
   u_char metric;	/* Metric of the RIPng route */
   			/* The nexthop is stored by the structure
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@
   struct in6_addr nexthop_out;
   u_char metric_set;
   u_char metric_out;
-  u_short tag_out;
+  u_int16_t tag_out;
 
   struct route_node *rp;
 };