diff --git a/tests/topotests/bgp_bmp/test_bgp_bmp_1.py b/tests/topotests/bgp_bmp/test_bgp_bmp_1.py
index 1d7aa97473..c454c9c4a4 100644
--- a/tests/topotests/bgp_bmp/test_bgp_bmp_1.py
+++ b/tests/topotests/bgp_bmp/test_bgp_bmp_1.py
@@ -78,6 +78,13 @@ def setup_module(mod):
             "tcpdump -nni r1-eth0 -s 0 -w {} &".format(pcap_file), stdout=None
         )
 
+    tgen.net["r2"].cmd(
+        """
+ip link add vrf1 type vrf table 10
+ip link set vrf1 up
+"""
+    )
+
     for _, (rname, router) in enumerate(tgen.routers().items(), 1):
         logger.info("Loading router %s" % rname)
         router.load_frr_config(