diff --git a/bfdd/bfd_packet.c b/bfdd/bfd_packet.c
index 10b99a62a9..076318e6ca 100644
--- a/bfdd/bfd_packet.c
+++ b/bfdd/bfd_packet.c
@@ -543,6 +543,7 @@ int bfd_recv_cb(struct thread *t)
 	ifindex_t ifindex = IFINDEX_INTERNAL;
 	struct sockaddr_any local, peer;
 	uint8_t msgbuf[1516];
+	struct interface *ifp = NULL;
 	struct bfd_vrf_global *bvrf = THREAD_ARG(t);
 
 	vrfid = bvrf->vrf->vrf_id;
@@ -572,6 +573,15 @@ int bfd_recv_cb(struct thread *t)
 				     &local, &peer);
 	}
 
+	/* update vrf-id because when in vrf-lite mode,
+	 * the socket is on default namespace
+	 */
+	if (ifindex) {
+		ifp = if_lookup_by_index(ifindex, vrfid);
+		if (ifp)
+			vrfid = ifp->vrf_id;
+	}
+
 	/* Implement RFC 5880 6.8.6 */
 	if (mlen < BFD_PKT_LEN) {
 		cp_debug(is_mhop, &peer, &local, ifindex, vrfid,