diff --git a/pimd/pim_addr.h b/pimd/pim_addr.h
index defe4070cf..7852d1788a 100644
--- a/pimd/pim_addr.h
+++ b/pimd/pim_addr.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ typedef struct in_addr pim_addr;
 #define PIM_ADDRSTRLEN	INET_ADDRSTRLEN
 #define PIM_AF		AF_INET
 #define PIM_AFI		AFI_IP
+#define PIM_PROTO_REG   IPPROTO_RAW
 #define PIM_IPADDR	IPADDR_V4
 #define ipaddr_pim	ipaddr_v4
 #define PIM_MAX_BITLEN	IPV4_MAX_BITLEN
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ typedef struct in6_addr pim_addr;
 #define PIM_ADDRSTRLEN	INET6_ADDRSTRLEN
 #define PIM_AF		AF_INET6
 #define PIM_AFI		AFI_IP6
+#define PIM_PROTO_REG   IPPROTO_PIM
 #define PIM_IPADDR	IPADDR_V6
 #define ipaddr_pim	ipaddr_v6
 #define PIM_MAX_BITLEN	IPV6_MAX_BITLEN
diff --git a/pimd/pim_sock.c b/pimd/pim_sock.c
index b5a055c6aa..4b91bf07d9 100644
--- a/pimd/pim_sock.c
+++ b/pimd/pim_sock.c
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ int pim_reg_sock(void)
 	long flags;
 
 	frr_with_privs (&pimd_privs) {
-		fd = socket(PIM_AF, SOCK_RAW, IPPROTO_RAW);
+		fd = socket(PIM_AF, SOCK_RAW, PIM_PROTO_REG);
 	}
 
 	if (fd < 0) {