diff --git a/zebra/zserv.c b/zebra/zserv.c
index 0207a3722f..daecaf5e10 100644
--- a/zebra/zserv.c
+++ b/zebra/zserv.c
@@ -2670,11 +2670,11 @@ config_write_forwarding (struct vty *vty)
   /* FIXME: Find better place for that. */
   router_id_write (vty);
 
-  if (ipforward ())
-    vty_out (vty, "ip forwarding%s", VTY_NEWLINE);
+  if (!ipforward ())
+    vty_out (vty, "no ip forwarding%s", VTY_NEWLINE);
 #ifdef HAVE_IPV6
-  if (ipforward_ipv6 ())
-    vty_out (vty, "ipv6 forwarding%s", VTY_NEWLINE);
+  if (!ipforward_ipv6 ())
+    vty_out (vty, "no ipv6 forwarding%s", VTY_NEWLINE);
 #endif /* HAVE_IPV6 */
   vty_out (vty, "!%s", VTY_NEWLINE);
   return 0;