diff --git a/usr.sbin/ppp/route.c b/usr.sbin/ppp/route.c
index 18a002a671ae..a3bab0f3021b 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/ppp/route.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/ppp/route.c
@@ -614,6 +614,7 @@ route_Add(struct sticky_route **rp, int type, const struct ncprange *dst,
   r->next = NULL;
   ncprange_copy(&r->dst, dst);
   ncpaddr_copy(&r->gw, gw);
+  *rp = r;
 }
 
 void