diff --git a/zebra/kernel_socket.c b/zebra/kernel_socket.c
index 1a94807317..e60e05bcdf 100644
--- a/zebra/kernel_socket.c
+++ b/zebra/kernel_socket.c
@@ -1386,7 +1386,7 @@ static void routing_socket(struct zebra_ns *zns)
 		zlog_err("routing_socket: Can't raise privileges");
 
 	routing_sock =
-		ns_socket(AF_ROUTE, SOCK_RAW, 0, (ns_id_t)zns->ns->ns_id);
+		ns_socket(AF_ROUTE, SOCK_RAW, 0, zns->ns_id);
 
 	if (routing_sock < 0) {
 		if (zserv_privs.change(ZPRIVS_LOWER))