diff --git a/bgp.c b/bgp.c
index f12efb1..10f06a3 100644
--- a/bgp.c
+++ b/bgp.c
@@ -193,15 +193,6 @@ int bgp_start(struct bgp_peer *peer, char *name, int as, int keepalive,
 
     ADD_ATTRIBUTE();
 
-    /* NEXT_HOP */
-    a.flags = BGP_PATH_ATTR_FLAG_TRANS;
-    a.code = BGP_PATH_ATTR_CODE_NEXT_HOP;
-    ip = my_address; /* we're it */
-    a.data.s.len = sizeof(ip);
-    memcpy(a.data.s.value, &ip, sizeof(ip));
-
-    ADD_ATTRIBUTE();
-
     /* MULTI_EXIT_DISC */
     a.flags = BGP_PATH_ATTR_FLAG_OPTIONAL;
     a.code = BGP_PATH_ATTR_CODE_MULTI_EXIT_DISC;
@@ -231,6 +222,18 @@ int bgp_start(struct bgp_peer *peer, char *name, int as, int keepalive,
 
     ADD_ATTRIBUTE();
 
+    /* remember the len before adding NEXT_HOP */
+    peer->path_attr_len_without_nexthop = peer->path_attr_len;
+
+    /* NEXT_HOP */
+    a.flags = BGP_PATH_ATTR_FLAG_TRANS;
+    a.code = BGP_PATH_ATTR_CODE_NEXT_HOP;
+    ip = my_address; /* we're it */
+    a.data.s.len = sizeof(ip);
+    memcpy(a.data.s.value, &ip, sizeof(ip));
+
+    ADD_ATTRIBUTE();
+
     if (!(peer->path_attrs = malloc(peer->path_attr_len)))
     {
 	LOG(0, 0, 0, "Can't allocate path_attrs for %s (%s)\n",
diff --git a/bgp.h b/bgp.h
index 91adb88..a791fc1 100644
--- a/bgp.h
+++ b/bgp.h
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ struct bgp_peer {
     int cli_flag;			/* updates requested from CLI */
     char *path_attrs;			/* path attrs to send in UPDATE message */
     int path_attr_len;			/* length of path attrs */
+    int path_attr_len_without_nexthop;	/* length of path attrs  without NEXT_HOP */
     uint32_t events;			/* events to poll */
     struct event_data edata;		/* poll data */
     int handle_ipv6_routes;		/* can handle IPv6 routes advertisements */