diff --git a/pbrd/pbr_zebra.c b/pbrd/pbr_zebra.c
index 35c771469c..ee17a193f4 100644
--- a/pbrd/pbr_zebra.c
+++ b/pbrd/pbr_zebra.c
@@ -568,15 +568,10 @@ static bool pbr_encode_pbr_map_sequence(struct stream *s,
 
 	/* actions */
 
-	SET_FLAG(r.action.flags, PBR_ACTION_TABLE); /* always valid */
-
-	/*
-	 * PBR should maintain its own set of action flags that we
-	 * can copy here instead of trying to infer from magic values.
-	 */
-
 	r.action.flags = pbrms->action_bm;
 
+	SET_FLAG(r.action.flags, PBR_ACTION_TABLE); /* always valid */
+
 	/*
 	 * if the user does not use the command "set vrf name unchanged"
 	 * then pbr_encode_pbr_map_sequence_vrf will not be called