diff --git a/bgpd/bgpd.c b/bgpd/bgpd.c
index 8b8a2c4d81..7a3afbd18d 100644
--- a/bgpd/bgpd.c
+++ b/bgpd/bgpd.c
@@ -7557,7 +7557,7 @@ int bgp_config_write(struct vty *vty)
 
 		/* Confederation identifier*/
 		if (CHECK_FLAG(bgp->config, BGP_CONFIG_CONFEDERATION))
-			vty_out(vty, " bgp confederation identifier %i\n",
+			vty_out(vty, " bgp confederation identifier %u\n",
 				bgp->confed_id);
 
 		/* Confederation peer */