diff --git a/nest/rt-attr.c b/nest/rt-attr.c
index 468b279d..1df1f96d 100644
--- a/nest/rt-attr.c
+++ b/nest/rt-attr.c
@@ -1248,6 +1248,7 @@ ea_list_unref(ea_list *l)
 void
 ea_format_bitfield(const struct eattr *a, byte *buf, int bufsize, const char **names, int min, int max)
 {
+  byte *start = buf;
   byte *bound = buf + bufsize - 32;
   u32 data = a->u.data;
   int i;
@@ -1261,13 +1262,17 @@ ea_format_bitfield(const struct eattr *a, byte *buf, int bufsize, const char **n
 	return;
       }
 
-      buf += bsprintf(buf, " %s", names[i]);
+      buf += bsprintf(buf, "%s ", names[i]);
       data &= ~(1u << i);
     }
 
   if (data)
-    bsprintf(buf, " %08x", data);
+    bsprintf(buf, "%08x ", data);
 
+  if (buf != start)
+    buf--;
+
+  *buf = 0;
   return;
 }
 
diff --git a/sysdep/linux/netlink.Y b/sysdep/linux/netlink.Y
index 8e1c1921..bf5f8b3b 100644
--- a/sysdep/linux/netlink.Y
+++ b/sysdep/linux/netlink.Y
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ attr_bit: KRT_FEATURE_ECN	{ $$ = f_new_dynamic_attr_bit(0, "krt_features"); } ;
 attr_bit: KRT_FEATURE_ALLFRAG { $$ = f_new_dynamic_attr_bit(3, "krt_features"); } ;
 
 /* Using attribute bits in filters (moved here to not confuse Bison on *BSD) */
-lvalue: attr_bit { $$ = (struct f_lval) { .type = F_LVAL_ATTR_BIT, .fab = $1 }; };
+lvalue: attr_bit { $$ = (struct f_lval) { .type = F_LVAL_ATTR_BIT, .fab = $1, .rte = f_new_inst(FI_CURRENT_ROUTE), }; };
 
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