diff --git a/lib/zclient.c b/lib/zclient.c
index 90439d5e17..e9a020df13 100644
--- a/lib/zclient.c
+++ b/lib/zclient.c
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ enum zclient_send_status zclient_send_localsid(struct zclient *zclient,
 	p.prefix = *sid;
 
 	api.vrf_id = VRF_DEFAULT;
-	api.type = ZEBRA_ROUTE_BGP;
+	api.type = zclient->redist_default;
 	api.instance = 0;
 	api.safi = SAFI_UNICAST;
 	memcpy(&api.prefix, &p, sizeof(p));