diff --git a/bgpd/bgp_route.c b/bgpd/bgp_route.c
index 11118af400..64d7ce9e9f 100644
--- a/bgpd/bgp_route.c
+++ b/bgpd/bgp_route.c
@@ -4357,6 +4357,9 @@ void bgp_clear_stale_route(struct peer *peer, afi_t afi, safi_t safi)
 
 int bgp_outbound_policy_exists(struct peer *peer, struct bgp_filter *filter)
 {
+	if (peer->sort == BGP_PEER_IBGP)
+		return 1;
+
 	if (peer->sort == BGP_PEER_EBGP
 	    && (ROUTE_MAP_OUT_NAME(filter) || PREFIX_LIST_OUT_NAME(filter)
 		|| FILTER_LIST_OUT_NAME(filter)
@@ -4367,6 +4370,9 @@ int bgp_outbound_policy_exists(struct peer *peer, struct bgp_filter *filter)
 
 int bgp_inbound_policy_exists(struct peer *peer, struct bgp_filter *filter)
 {
+	if (peer->sort == BGP_PEER_IBGP)
+		return 1;
+
 	if (peer->sort == BGP_PEER_EBGP
 	    && (ROUTE_MAP_IN_NAME(filter) || PREFIX_LIST_IN_NAME(filter)
 		|| FILTER_LIST_IN_NAME(filter)