diff --git a/nest/protocol.h b/nest/protocol.h
index abcc505d..3b3812a5 100644
--- a/nest/protocol.h
+++ b/nest/protocol.h
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ struct proto {
   void (*neigh_notify)(struct neighbor *neigh);
   void (*make_tmp_attrs)(struct rte *rt, struct linpool *pool);
   void (*store_tmp_attrs)(struct rte *rt, struct linpool *pool);
-  int (*preexport)(struct proto *, struct rte **rt, struct linpool *pool);
+  int (*preexport)(struct channel *, struct rte **rt, struct linpool *pool);
   void (*reload_routes)(struct channel *);
   void (*feed_begin)(struct channel *, int initial);
   void (*feed_end)(struct channel *);
diff --git a/nest/route.h b/nest/route.h
index 395139a3..1dacd92f 100644
--- a/nest/route.h
+++ b/nest/route.h
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ rte *rte_find(net *net, struct rte_src *src);
 rte *rte_get_temp(struct rta *);
 void rte_update2(struct channel *c, const net_addr *n, rte *new, struct rte_src *src);
 /* rte_update() moved to protocol.h to avoid dependency conflicts */
-int rt_examine(rtable *t, net_addr *a, struct proto *p, const struct filter *filter);
+int rt_examine(rtable *t, net_addr *a, struct channel *c, const struct filter *filter);
 rte *rt_export_merged(struct channel *c, net *net, rte **rt_free, linpool *pool, int silent);
 void rt_refresh_begin(rtable *t, struct channel *c);
 void rt_refresh_end(rtable *t, struct channel *c);
diff --git a/nest/rt-show.c b/nest/rt-show.c
index f8b7ba51..7639e5f7 100644
--- a/nest/rt-show.c
+++ b/nest/rt-show.c
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ rt_show_net(struct cli *c, net *n, struct rt_show_data *d)
       else if (d->export_mode)
 	{
 	  struct proto *ep = ec->proto;
-	  int ic = ep->preexport ? ep->preexport(ep, &e, c->show_pool) : 0;
+	  int ic = ep->preexport ? ep->preexport(ec, &e, c->show_pool) : 0;
 
 	  if (ec->ra_mode == RA_OPTIMAL || ec->ra_mode == RA_MERGED)
 	    pass = 1;
diff --git a/nest/rt-table.c b/nest/rt-table.c
index 2cf55421..a2fa5e77 100644
--- a/nest/rt-table.c
+++ b/nest/rt-table.c
@@ -870,7 +870,7 @@ export_filter_(struct channel *c, rte *rt0, rte **rt_free, linpool *pool, int si
   rt = rt0;
   *rt_free = NULL;
 
-  v = p->preexport ? p->preexport(p, &rt, pool) : 0;
+  v = p->preexport ? p->preexport(c, &rt, pool) : 0;
   if (v < 0)
     {
       if (silent)
@@ -1883,8 +1883,9 @@ rte_modify(rte *old)
 
 /* Check rtable for best route to given net whether it would be exported do p */
 int
-rt_examine(rtable *t, net_addr *a, struct proto *p, const struct filter *filter)
+rt_examine(rtable *t, net_addr *a, struct channel *c, const struct filter *filter)
 {
+  struct proto *p = c->proto;
   net *n = net_find(t, a);
   rte *rt = n ? n->routes : NULL;
 
@@ -1894,7 +1895,7 @@ rt_examine(rtable *t, net_addr *a, struct proto *p, const struct filter *filter)
   rte_update_lock();
 
   /* Rest is stripped down export_filter() */
-  int v = p->preexport ? p->preexport(p, &rt, rte_update_pool) : 0;
+  int v = p->preexport ? p->preexport(c, &rt, rte_update_pool) : 0;
   if (v == RIC_PROCESS)
   {
     rte_make_tmp_attrs(&rt, rte_update_pool, NULL);
diff --git a/proto/babel/babel.c b/proto/babel/babel.c
index 71452a6f..0d0304f9 100644
--- a/proto/babel/babel.c
+++ b/proto/babel/babel.c
@@ -2230,12 +2230,12 @@ babel_kick_timer(struct babel_proto *p)
 
 
 static int
-babel_preexport(struct proto *P, struct rte **new, struct linpool *pool UNUSED)
+babel_preexport(struct channel *C, struct rte **new, struct linpool *pool UNUSED)
 {
   struct rta *a = (*new)->attrs;
 
   /* Reject our own unreachable routes */
-  if ((a->dest == RTD_UNREACHABLE) && (a->src->proto == P))
+  if ((a->dest == RTD_UNREACHABLE) && (a->src->proto == C->proto))
     return -1;
 
   return 0;
diff --git a/proto/bgp/attrs.c b/proto/bgp/attrs.c
index a9787173..9dd9fb1a 100644
--- a/proto/bgp/attrs.c
+++ b/proto/bgp/attrs.c
@@ -1669,11 +1669,11 @@ bgp_free_prefix(struct bgp_channel *c, struct bgp_prefix *px)
  */
 
 int
-bgp_preexport(struct proto *P, rte **new, struct linpool *pool UNUSED)
+bgp_preexport(struct channel *C, rte **new, struct linpool *pool UNUSED)
 {
   rte *e = *new;
   struct proto *SRC = e->attrs->src->proto;
-  struct bgp_proto *p = (struct bgp_proto *) P;
+  struct bgp_proto *p = (struct bgp_proto *) C->proto;
   struct bgp_proto *src = (SRC->proto == &proto_bgp) ? (struct bgp_proto *) SRC : NULL;
 
   /* Reject our routes */
diff --git a/proto/bgp/bgp.h b/proto/bgp/bgp.h
index 4969c0b9..7cd1c27d 100644
--- a/proto/bgp/bgp.h
+++ b/proto/bgp/bgp.h
@@ -589,7 +589,7 @@ int bgp_rte_mergable(rte *pri, rte *sec);
 int bgp_rte_recalculate(rtable *table, net *net, rte *new, rte *old, rte *old_best);
 struct rte *bgp_rte_modify_stale(struct rte *r, struct linpool *pool);
 void bgp_rt_notify(struct proto *P, struct channel *C, net *n, rte *new, rte *old);
-int bgp_preexport(struct proto *, struct rte **, struct linpool *);
+int bgp_preexport(struct channel *, struct rte **, struct linpool *);
 int bgp_get_attr(const struct eattr *e, byte *buf, int buflen);
 void bgp_get_route_info(struct rte *, byte *buf);
 int bgp_total_aigp_metric_(rte *e, u64 *metric, const struct adata **ad);
diff --git a/proto/ospf/ospf.c b/proto/ospf/ospf.c
index ba8c2e2b..42ffdb06 100644
--- a/proto/ospf/ospf.c
+++ b/proto/ospf/ospf.c
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include "ospf.h"
 
-static int ospf_preexport(struct proto *P, rte **new, struct linpool *pool);
+static int ospf_preexport(struct channel *C, rte **new, struct linpool *pool);
 static void ospf_make_tmp_attrs(struct rte *rt, struct linpool *pool);
 static void ospf_store_tmp_attrs(struct rte *rt, struct linpool *pool);
 static void ospf_reload_routes(struct channel *C);
@@ -484,14 +484,14 @@ ospf_disp(timer * timer)
  * import to the filters.
  */
 static int
-ospf_preexport(struct proto *P, rte **new, struct linpool *pool UNUSED)
+ospf_preexport(struct channel *C, rte **new, struct linpool *pool UNUSED)
 {
-  struct ospf_proto *p = (struct ospf_proto *) P;
+  struct ospf_proto *p = (struct ospf_proto *) C->proto;
   struct ospf_area *oa = ospf_main_area(p);
   rte *e = *new;
 
   /* Reject our own routes */
-  if (e->attrs->src->proto == P)
+  if (e->attrs->src->proto == &p->p)
     return -1;
 
   /* Do not export routes to stub areas */
diff --git a/proto/pipe/pipe.c b/proto/pipe/pipe.c
index f991d09a..481f5804 100644
--- a/proto/pipe/pipe.c
+++ b/proto/pipe/pipe.c
@@ -101,11 +101,11 @@ pipe_rt_notify(struct proto *P, struct channel *src_ch, net *n, rte *new, rte *o
 }
 
 static int
-pipe_preexport(struct proto *P, rte **ee, struct linpool *p UNUSED)
+pipe_preexport(struct channel *C, rte **ee, struct linpool *p UNUSED)
 {
   struct proto *pp = (*ee)->sender->proto;
 
-  if (pp == P)
+  if (pp == C->proto)
     return -1;	/* Avoid local loops automatically */
 
   return 0;
diff --git a/proto/radv/radv.c b/proto/radv/radv.c
index 66e8eb4b..fe3713ef 100644
--- a/proto/radv/radv.c
+++ b/proto/radv/radv.c
@@ -391,10 +391,10 @@ radv_net_match_trigger(struct radv_config *cf, net *n)
 }
 
 int
-radv_preexport(struct proto *P, rte **new, struct linpool *pool UNUSED)
+radv_preexport(struct channel *C, rte **new, struct linpool *pool UNUSED)
 {
   // struct radv_proto *p = (struct radv_proto *) P;
-  struct radv_config *cf = (struct radv_config *) (P->cf);
+  struct radv_config *cf = (struct radv_config *) (C->proto->cf);
 
   if (radv_net_match_trigger(cf, (*new)->net))
     return RIC_PROCESS;
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ radv_check_active(struct radv_proto *p)
     return 1;
 
   struct channel *c = p->p.main_channel;
-  return rt_examine(c->table, &cf->trigger, &p->p, c->out_filter);
+  return rt_examine(c->table, &cf->trigger, c, c->out_filter);
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/sysdep/unix/krt.c b/sysdep/unix/krt.c
index 7c2614b1..a02cf977 100644
--- a/sysdep/unix/krt.c
+++ b/sysdep/unix/krt.c
@@ -903,12 +903,12 @@ krt_store_tmp_attrs(struct rte *rt, struct linpool *pool)
 }
 
 static int
-krt_preexport(struct proto *P, rte **new, struct linpool *pool UNUSED)
+krt_preexport(struct channel *C, rte **new, struct linpool *pool UNUSED)
 {
   // struct krt_proto *p = (struct krt_proto *) P;
   rte *e = *new;
 
-  if (e->attrs->src->proto == P)
+  if (e->attrs->src->proto == C->proto)
     return -1;
 
   if (!krt_capable(e))