diff --git a/src/vnet/ip/icmp4.c b/src/vnet/ip/icmp4.c
index f91a1b5..562cbce 100644
--- a/src/vnet/ip/icmp4.c
+++ b/src/vnet/ip/icmp4.c
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@
   vlib_thread_main_t *tm = &vlib_thread_main;
   u32 n_vlib_mains = tm->n_vlib_mains;
 
-  throttle_init (&icmp_throttle, n_vlib_mains, 1e-3);
+  throttle_init (&icmp_throttle, n_vlib_mains, THROTTLE_BITS, 1e-3);
 
   return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/vnet/ip/icmp6.c b/src/vnet/ip/icmp6.c
index 4cabc0e..8d95e48 100644
--- a/src/vnet/ip/icmp6.c
+++ b/src/vnet/ip/icmp6.c
@@ -644,7 +644,7 @@
   vlib_thread_main_t *tm = &vlib_thread_main;
   u32 n_vlib_mains = tm->n_vlib_mains;
 
-  throttle_init (&icmp_throttle, n_vlib_mains, 1e-3);
+  throttle_init (&icmp_throttle, n_vlib_mains, THROTTLE_BITS, 1e-3);
 
   return (NULL);
 }