diff --git a/zebra/kernel_socket.c b/zebra/kernel_socket.c
index 48db481515..f3561cc19d 100644
--- a/zebra/kernel_socket.c
+++ b/zebra/kernel_socket.c
@@ -994,7 +994,7 @@ static int rtm_read_mesg(struct rt_msghdr *rtm, union sockunion *dest,
 			pnt += rta_get(pnt, gate, sizeof(*gate));
 			break;
 		case RTA_NETMASK:
-			pnt += rta_get(pnt, mask, sizeof(*mask));
+			pnt += rta_getattr(pnt, mask, sizeof(*mask));
 			break;
 		case RTA_IFP:
 			pnt += rta_getsdlname(pnt, ifname, ifnlen);