diff --git a/pimd/pim_cmd.c b/pimd/pim_cmd.c
index 611d8d3681..c838a4f7e9 100644
--- a/pimd/pim_cmd.c
+++ b/pimd/pim_cmd.c
@@ -5789,7 +5789,8 @@ static int pim_cmd_igmp_start(struct vty *vty, struct interface *ifp)
 	pim_ifp = ifp->info;
 
 	if (!pim_ifp) {
-		pim_ifp = pim_if_new(ifp, 1 /* igmp=true */, 0 /* pim=false */);
+		pim_ifp = pim_if_new(ifp, 1 /* igmp=true */, 0 /* pim=false */,
+				     false);
 		if (!pim_ifp) {
 			vty_out(vty, "Could not enable IGMP on interface %s\n",
 				ifp->name);
@@ -6400,7 +6401,8 @@ static int pim_cmd_interface_add(struct interface *ifp)
 	struct pim_interface *pim_ifp = ifp->info;
 
 	if (!pim_ifp) {
-		pim_ifp = pim_if_new(ifp, 0 /* igmp=false */, 1 /* pim=true */);
+		pim_ifp = pim_if_new(ifp, 0 /* igmp=false */, 1 /* pim=true */,
+				     false);
 		if (!pim_ifp) {
 			return 0;
 		}
diff --git a/pimd/pim_iface.c b/pimd/pim_iface.c
index 72ccf3ab1e..66773efb33 100644
--- a/pimd/pim_iface.c
+++ b/pimd/pim_iface.c
@@ -108,7 +108,8 @@ static int pim_sec_addr_comp(const void *p1, const void *p2)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-struct pim_interface *pim_if_new(struct interface *ifp, int igmp, int pim)
+struct pim_interface *pim_if_new(struct interface *ifp, int igmp, int pim,
+				 bool ispimreg)
 {
 	struct pim_interface *pim_ifp;
 
@@ -175,7 +176,7 @@ struct pim_interface *pim_if_new(struct interface *ifp, int igmp, int pim)
 
 	pim_sock_reset(ifp);
 
-	pim_if_add_vif(ifp);
+	pim_if_add_vif(ifp, ispimreg);
 
 	return pim_ifp;
 }
@@ -626,7 +627,7 @@ void pim_if_addr_add(struct connected *ifc)
 	  address assigned, then try to create a vif_index.
 	*/
 	if (pim_ifp->mroute_vif_index < 0) {
-		pim_if_add_vif(ifp);
+		pim_if_add_vif(ifp, false);
 	}
 	pim_ifchannel_scan_forward_start(ifp);
 }
@@ -759,7 +760,7 @@ void pim_if_addr_add_all(struct interface *ifp)
 	 * address assigned, then try to create a vif_index.
 	 */
 	if (pim_ifp->mroute_vif_index < 0) {
-		pim_if_add_vif(ifp);
+		pim_if_add_vif(ifp, false);
 	}
 	pim_ifchannel_scan_forward_start(ifp);
 
@@ -924,7 +925,7 @@ static int pim_iface_next_vif_index(struct interface *ifp)
 
   see also pim_if_find_vifindex_by_ifindex()
  */
-int pim_if_add_vif(struct interface *ifp)
+int pim_if_add_vif(struct interface *ifp, bool ispimreg)
 {
 	struct pim_interface *pim_ifp = ifp->info;
 	struct in_addr ifaddr;
@@ -946,8 +947,7 @@ int pim_if_add_vif(struct interface *ifp)
 	}
 
 	ifaddr = pim_ifp->primary_address;
-	if (ifp->ifindex != PIM_OIF_PIM_REGISTER_VIF
-	    && PIM_INADDR_IS_ANY(ifaddr)) {
+	if (!ispimreg && PIM_INADDR_IS_ANY(ifaddr)) {
 		zlog_warn(
 			"%s: could not get address for interface %s ifindex=%d",
 			__PRETTY_FUNCTION__, ifp->name, ifp->ifindex);
@@ -1468,7 +1468,7 @@ void pim_if_create_pimreg(struct pim_instance *pim)
 		pim->regiface = if_create(pimreg_name, pim->vrf_id);
 		pim->regiface->ifindex = PIM_OIF_PIM_REGISTER_VIF;
 
-		pim_if_new(pim->regiface, 0, 0);
+		pim_if_new(pim->regiface, 0, 0, true);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/pimd/pim_iface.h b/pimd/pim_iface.h
index 02926a6973..189153449a 100644
--- a/pimd/pim_iface.h
+++ b/pimd/pim_iface.h
@@ -154,7 +154,8 @@ struct pim_interface {
 void pim_if_init(struct pim_instance *pim);
 void pim_if_terminate(struct pim_instance *pim);
 
-struct pim_interface *pim_if_new(struct interface *ifp, int igmp, int pim);
+struct pim_interface *pim_if_new(struct interface *ifp, int igmp, int pim,
+				 bool ispimreg);
 void pim_if_delete(struct interface *ifp);
 void pim_if_addr_add(struct connected *ifc);
 void pim_if_addr_del(struct connected *ifc, int force_prim_as_any);
@@ -163,7 +164,7 @@ void pim_if_addr_del_all(struct interface *ifp);
 void pim_if_addr_del_all_igmp(struct interface *ifp);
 void pim_if_addr_del_all_pim(struct interface *ifp);
 
-int pim_if_add_vif(struct interface *ifp);
+int pim_if_add_vif(struct interface *ifp, bool ispimreg);
 int pim_if_del_vif(struct interface *ifp);
 void pim_if_add_vif_all(struct pim_instance *pim);
 void pim_if_del_vif_all(struct pim_instance *pim);
diff --git a/pimd/pim_zebra.c b/pimd/pim_zebra.c
index ab6258ad36..ad60e8e3a6 100644
--- a/pimd/pim_zebra.c
+++ b/pimd/pim_zebra.c
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ static int pim_zebra_if_add(int command, struct zclient *zclient,
 		struct pim_interface *pim_ifp;
 
 		if (!ifp->info) {
-			pim_ifp = pim_if_new(ifp, 0, 0);
+			pim_ifp = pim_if_new(ifp, 0, 0, false);
 			ifp->info = pim_ifp;
 		}