--- a/bgpd/bgp_route.c
+++ b/bgpd/bgp_route.c
@@ -1815,6 +1815,7 @@ bgp_update_main (struct peer *peer, stru
       if ((afi == AFI_IP || afi == AFI_IP6)
 	  && safi == SAFI_UNICAST 
 	  && (peer_sort (peer) == BGP_PEER_IBGP
+              || peer_sort (peer) == BGP_PEER_CONFED
 	      || (peer_sort (peer) == BGP_PEER_EBGP && peer->ttl != 1)
 	      || CHECK_FLAG (peer->flags, PEER_FLAG_ENFORCE_MULTIHOP)))
 	{
@@ -1862,6 +1863,7 @@ bgp_update_main (struct peer *peer, stru
   if ((afi == AFI_IP || afi == AFI_IP6)
       && safi == SAFI_UNICAST
       && (peer_sort (peer) == BGP_PEER_IBGP
+          || peer_sort (peer) == BGP_PEER_CONFED
 	  || (peer_sort (peer) == BGP_PEER_EBGP && peer->ttl != 1)
 	  || CHECK_FLAG (peer->flags, PEER_FLAG_ENFORCE_MULTIHOP)))
     {