diff --git a/libexec/bootpd/rtmsg.c b/libexec/bootpd/rtmsg.c
index 071a7d13cf3f..b691edc238bb 100644
--- a/libexec/bootpd/rtmsg.c
+++ b/libexec/bootpd/rtmsg.c
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ static int rtmsg(cmd)
 		rtm->rtm_addrs |= RTA_GATEWAY;
 		rtm->rtm_rmx.rmx_expire = expire_time;
 		rtm->rtm_inits = RTV_EXPIRE;
-		rtm->rtm_flags |= (RTF_HOST | RTF_STATIC);
+		rtm->rtm_flags |= (RTF_HOST | RTF_STATIC | RTF_LLDATA);
 		sin_m.sin_other = 0;
 		if (doing_proxy) {
 			if (export_only)