diff --git a/babeld/kernel.c b/babeld/kernel.c
index efbb700050..061d669256 100644
--- a/babeld/kernel.c
+++ b/babeld/kernel.c
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ kernel_route_v4(int add,
     quagga_prefix.prefixlen = plen - 96; /* our plen is for v4mapped's addr */
     apply_mask_ipv4(&quagga_prefix);
 
+    api.vrf_id = VRF_DEFAULT;
     api.type  = ZEBRA_ROUTE_BABEL;
     api.flags = 0;
     api.message = 0;
@@ -229,6 +230,7 @@ kernel_route_v6(int add, const unsigned char *pref, unsigned short plen,
     quagga_prefix.prefixlen = plen;
     apply_mask_ipv6(&quagga_prefix);
 
+    api.vrf_id = VRF_DEFAULT;
     api.type  = ZEBRA_ROUTE_BABEL;
     api.flags = 0;
     api.message = 0;
diff --git a/ospf6d/ospf6_zebra.c b/ospf6d/ospf6_zebra.c
index b3e18bfd3e..7b756d152a 100644
--- a/ospf6d/ospf6_zebra.c
+++ b/ospf6d/ospf6_zebra.c
@@ -517,6 +517,7 @@ ospf6_zebra_add_discard (struct ospf6_route *request)
     {
       if (!CHECK_FLAG (request->flag, OSPF6_ROUTE_BLACKHOLE_ADDED))
 	{
+	  api.vrf_id = VRF_DEFAULT;
 	  api.type = ZEBRA_ROUTE_OSPF6;
 	  api.flags = ZEBRA_FLAG_BLACKHOLE;
 	  api.instance = 0;
@@ -561,7 +562,7 @@ ospf6_zebra_delete_discard (struct ospf6_route *request)
     {
       if (CHECK_FLAG (request->flag, OSPF6_ROUTE_BLACKHOLE_ADDED))
 	{
-
+	  api.vrf_id = VRF_DEFAULT;
 	  api.type = ZEBRA_ROUTE_OSPF6;
 	  api.flags = ZEBRA_FLAG_BLACKHOLE;
 	  api.instance = 0;
diff --git a/ripd/rip_zebra.c b/ripd/rip_zebra.c
index 245cb66c47..4fc0e00aa9 100644
--- a/ripd/rip_zebra.c
+++ b/ripd/rip_zebra.c
@@ -70,13 +70,14 @@ rip_zebra_ipv4_add (struct prefix_ipv4 *p, struct in_addr *nexthop,
 }
 
 void
-rip_zebra_ipv4_delete (struct prefix_ipv4 *p, struct in_addr *nexthop, 
+rip_zebra_ipv4_delete (struct prefix_ipv4 *p, struct in_addr *nexthop,
 		       u_int32_t metric)
 {
   struct zapi_ipv4 api;
 
   if (vrf_bitmap_check (zclient->redist[AFI_IP][ZEBRA_ROUTE_RIP], VRF_DEFAULT))
     {
+      api.vrf_id = VRF_DEFAULT;
       api.type = ZEBRA_ROUTE_RIP;
       api.instance = 0;
       api.flags = 0;
diff --git a/ripngd/ripng_zebra.c b/ripngd/ripng_zebra.c
index e83e36bf26..ef07878e9c 100644
--- a/ripngd/ripng_zebra.c
+++ b/ripngd/ripng_zebra.c
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ ripng_zebra_ipv6_delete (struct prefix_ipv6 *p, struct in6_addr *nexthop,
 
   if (vrf_bitmap_check (zclient->redist[AFI_IP6][ZEBRA_ROUTE_RIPNG], VRF_DEFAULT))
     {
+      api.vrf_id = VRF_DEFAULT;
       api.type = ZEBRA_ROUTE_RIPNG;
       api.instance = 0;
       api.flags = 0;