diff --git a/zebra/zebra_fpm.c b/zebra/zebra_fpm.c
index c74c692ee1..f9f4ee476d 100644
--- a/zebra/zebra_fpm.c
+++ b/zebra/zebra_fpm.c
@@ -899,7 +899,6 @@ static inline int zfpm_encode_route(rib_dest_t *dest, struct route_entry *re,
 		len = zfpm_netlink_encode_route(cmd, dest, re, in_buf,
 						in_buf_len);
 		assert(fpm_msg_align(len) == len);
-		*msg_type = FPM_MSG_TYPE_NETLINK;
 #endif /* HAVE_NETLINK */
 		break;