diff --git a/bgpd/bgp_route.c b/bgpd/bgp_route.c
index 4cb6c14..010fd4d 100644
--- a/bgpd/bgp_route.c
+++ b/bgpd/bgp_route.c
@@ -2339,7 +2339,7 @@
       /* Nexthop reachability check. */
       if ((afi == AFI_IP || afi == AFI_IP6) && safi == SAFI_UNICAST)
 	{
-	  if (peer->sort == BGP_PEER_EBGP && peer->ttl == 1 &&
+	  if (peer->sort == BGP_PEER_EBGP && peer_ttl (peer) == 1 &&
 	      ! CHECK_FLAG (peer->flags, PEER_FLAG_DISABLE_CONNECTED_CHECK))
 	    connected = 1;
 	  else
@@ -2391,7 +2391,7 @@
   /* Nexthop reachability check. */
   if ((afi == AFI_IP || afi == AFI_IP6) && safi == SAFI_UNICAST)
     {
-      if (peer->sort == BGP_PEER_EBGP && peer->ttl == 1 &&
+      if (peer->sort == BGP_PEER_EBGP && peer_ttl (peer) == 1 &&
 	  ! CHECK_FLAG (peer->flags, PEER_FLAG_DISABLE_CONNECTED_CHECK))
 	connected = 1;
       else