diff --git a/zebra/zebra_vrf.c b/zebra/zebra_vrf.c
index 212557423b..a0c63e4202 100644
--- a/zebra/zebra_vrf.c
+++ b/zebra/zebra_vrf.c
@@ -103,9 +103,7 @@ static int zebra_vrf_new(struct vrf *vrf)
 	if (IS_ZEBRA_DEBUG_EVENT)
 		zlog_debug("VRF %s created, id %u", vrf->name, vrf->vrf_id);
 
-	zvrf = zebra_vrf_alloc();
-	vrf->info = zvrf;
-	zvrf->vrf = vrf;
+	zvrf = zebra_vrf_alloc(vrf);
 	if (!vrf_is_backend_netns())
 		zvrf->zns = zebra_ns_lookup(NS_DEFAULT);
 
@@ -427,12 +425,15 @@ static void zebra_vrf_table_create(struct zebra_vrf *zvrf, afi_t afi,
 }
 
 /* Allocate new zebra VRF. */
-struct zebra_vrf *zebra_vrf_alloc(void)
+struct zebra_vrf *zebra_vrf_alloc(struct vrf *vrf)
 {
 	struct zebra_vrf *zvrf;
 
 	zvrf = XCALLOC(MTYPE_ZEBRA_VRF, sizeof(struct zebra_vrf));
 
+	zvrf->vrf = vrf;
+	vrf->info = zvrf;
+
 	zebra_vxlan_init_tables(zvrf);
 	zebra_mpls_init_tables(zvrf);
 	zebra_pw_init(zvrf);
diff --git a/zebra/zebra_vrf.h b/zebra/zebra_vrf.h
index 000b5a7238..b2b0fcfbb2 100644
--- a/zebra/zebra_vrf.h
+++ b/zebra/zebra_vrf.h
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ extern struct route_table *zebra_vrf_get_table_with_table_id(afi_t afi,
 extern void zebra_vrf_update_all(struct zserv *client);
 extern struct zebra_vrf *zebra_vrf_lookup_by_id(vrf_id_t vrf_id);
 extern struct zebra_vrf *zebra_vrf_lookup_by_name(const char *);
-extern struct zebra_vrf *zebra_vrf_alloc(void);
+extern struct zebra_vrf *zebra_vrf_alloc(struct vrf *vrf);
 extern struct route_table *zebra_vrf_table(afi_t, safi_t, vrf_id_t);
 
 extern void zebra_vrf_init(void);