diff --git a/proto/mrt/mrt.c b/proto/mrt/mrt.c
index ff3b0227..cc5ad06a 100644
--- a/proto/mrt/mrt.c
+++ b/proto/mrt/mrt.c
@@ -632,7 +632,10 @@ static void
 mrt_table_dump_step(void *_s)
 {
   struct mrt_table_dump_state *s = _s;
-  struct bgp_write_state bws = { .as4_session = 1 };
+  struct bgp_write_state bws = {
+    .as4_session = 1,
+    .ignore_non_bgp_attrs = 1,
+  };
 
   s->max = 2048;
   s->bws = &bws;