diff --git a/staticd/static_main.c b/staticd/static_main.c
index 6051b2df1c..3bd784b594 100644
--- a/staticd/static_main.c
+++ b/staticd/static_main.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 char backup_config_file[256];
 
 bool mpls_enabled;
-
+uint32_t zebra_ecmp_count = MULTIPATH_NUM;
 
 zebra_capabilities_t _caps_p[] = {
 };
diff --git a/staticd/static_routes.h b/staticd/static_routes.h
index c901a8926a..71c3689be5 100644
--- a/staticd/static_routes.h
+++ b/staticd/static_routes.h
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ static_route_info_from_rnode(struct route_node *rn)
 }
 
 extern bool mpls_enabled;
+extern uint32_t zebra_ecmp_count;
 
 extern struct zebra_privs_t static_privs;
 
diff --git a/staticd/static_zebra.c b/staticd/static_zebra.c
index 311aeda338..a62225294a 100644
--- a/staticd/static_zebra.c
+++ b/staticd/static_zebra.c
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ static int static_zebra_nexthop_update(ZAPI_CALLBACK_ARGS)
 static void static_zebra_capabilities(struct zclient_capabilities *cap)
 {
 	mpls_enabled = cap->mpls_enabled;
+	zebra_ecmp_count = cap->ecmp;
 }
 
 static unsigned int static_nht_hash_key(const void *data)