diff --git a/src/vnet/ip/ip_api.c b/src/vnet/ip/ip_api.c
index 4355d11..2a342d0 100644
--- a/src/vnet/ip/ip_api.c
+++ b/src/vnet/ip/ip_api.c
@@ -3371,6 +3371,12 @@
 #undef _
 
   /*
+   * Mark the route add/del API as MP safe
+   */
+  am->is_mp_safe[VL_API_IP_ADD_DEL_ROUTE] = 1;
+  am->is_mp_safe[VL_API_IP_ADD_DEL_ROUTE_REPLY] = 1;
+
+  /*
    * Set up the (msg_name, crc, message-id) table
    */
   setup_message_id_table (am);