diff --git a/pimd/pim_zebra.c b/pimd/pim_zebra.c
index e18b7ac..74a60a5 100644
--- a/pimd/pim_zebra.c
+++ b/pimd/pim_zebra.c
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@
   }
 
   api.distance = CHECK_FLAG(api.message, ZAPI_MESSAGE_DISTANCE) ?
-    api.distance = stream_getc(s) :
+    stream_getc(s) :
     0;
 
   api.metric = CHECK_FLAG(api.message, ZAPI_MESSAGE_METRIC) ?