diff --git a/ospfd/ospf_interface.c b/ospfd/ospf_interface.c
index e461345fe5..51599ccc8a 100644
--- a/ospfd/ospf_interface.c
+++ b/ospfd/ospf_interface.c
@@ -647,13 +647,9 @@ void ospf_if_update_params(struct interface *ifp, struct in_addr addr)
 int ospf_if_new_hook(struct interface *ifp)
 {
 	int rc = 0;
-	struct ospf_if_info *oii;
 
 	ifp->info = XCALLOC(MTYPE_OSPF_IF_INFO, sizeof(struct ospf_if_info));
 
-	oii = ifp->info;
-	oii->curr_mtu = ifp->mtu;
-
 	IF_OIFS(ifp) = route_table_init();
 	IF_OIFS_PARAMS(ifp) = route_table_init();
 
@@ -1280,6 +1276,7 @@ static int ospf_ifp_create(struct interface *ifp)
 	struct ospf_if_params *params;
 	struct route_node *rn;
 	uint32_t count = 0;
+	struct ospf_if_info *oii;
 
 	if (IS_DEBUG_OSPF(zebra, ZEBRA_INTERFACE))
 		zlog_debug(
@@ -1291,6 +1288,9 @@ static int ospf_ifp_create(struct interface *ifp)
 
 	assert(ifp->info);
 
+	oii = ifp->info;
+	oii->curr_mtu = ifp->mtu;
+
 	if (IF_DEF_PARAMS(ifp)
 	    && !OSPF_IF_PARAM_CONFIGURED(IF_DEF_PARAMS(ifp), type)) {
 		SET_IF_PARAM(IF_DEF_PARAMS(ifp), type);