diff --git a/eigrpd/eigrp_network.c b/eigrpd/eigrp_network.c
index cfed11a9eb..c4e0b8435c 100644
--- a/eigrpd/eigrp_network.c
+++ b/eigrpd/eigrp_network.c
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ static int
 eigrp_network_match_iface(const struct connected *co, const struct prefix *net)
 {
   /* new approach: more elegant and conceptually clean */
-  return prefix_match(net, CONNECTED_PREFIX (co));
+  return prefix_match_network_statement(net, CONNECTED_PREFIX (co));
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/lib/prefix.c b/lib/prefix.c
index 9c228cf954..4131f37fbd 100644
--- a/lib/prefix.c
+++ b/lib/prefix.c
@@ -292,6 +292,31 @@ prefix_match (const struct prefix *n, const struct prefix *p)
   return 1;
 }
 
+/* If n includes p then return 1 else return 0. Prefix mask is not considered */
+int
+prefix_match_network_statement (const struct prefix *n, const struct prefix *p)
+{
+  int offset;
+  int shift;
+  const u_char *np, *pp;
+
+  /* Set both prefix's head pointer. */
+  np = (const u_char *)&n->u.prefix;
+  pp = (const u_char *)&p->u.prefix;
+
+  offset = n->prefixlen / PNBBY;
+  shift =  n->prefixlen % PNBBY;
+
+  if (shift)
+    if (maskbit[shift] & (np[offset] ^ pp[offset]))
+      return 0;
+
+  while (offset--)
+    if (np[offset] != pp[offset])
+      return 0;
+  return 1;
+}
+
 /* Copy prefix from src to dest. */
 void
 prefix_copy (struct prefix *dest, const struct prefix *src)
diff --git a/lib/prefix.h b/lib/prefix.h
index 35dfddd9d3..24144e80a3 100644
--- a/lib/prefix.h
+++ b/lib/prefix.h
@@ -279,6 +279,7 @@ extern int str2prefix (const char *, struct prefix *);
 
 extern const char *prefix2str (union prefixconstptr, char *, int);
 extern int prefix_match (const struct prefix *, const struct prefix *);
+extern int prefix_match_network_statement (const struct prefix *, const struct prefix *);
 extern int prefix_same (const struct prefix *, const struct prefix *);
 extern int prefix_cmp (const struct prefix *, const struct prefix *);
 extern int prefix_common_bits (const struct prefix *, const struct prefix *);
diff --git a/ospfd/ospfd.c b/ospfd/ospfd.c
index 67dfa22a5a..38213aeb6a 100644
--- a/ospfd/ospfd.c
+++ b/ospfd/ospfd.c
@@ -1081,7 +1081,7 @@ static int
 ospf_network_match_iface(const struct connected *co, const struct prefix *net)
 {
   /* new approach: more elegant and conceptually clean */
-  return prefix_match(net, CONNECTED_PREFIX(co));
+  return prefix_match_network_statement(net, CONNECTED_PREFIX(co));
 }
 
 static void