diff --git a/pimd/pim_iface.c b/pimd/pim_iface.c
index cb31878e0151..6a2b28229513 100644
--- a/pimd/pim_iface.c
+++ b/pimd/pim_iface.c
@@ -894,8 +894,10 @@ struct in_addr pim_find_primary_addr(struct interface *ifp)
 	 * So let's grab the loopbacks v4 address
 	 * and use that as the primary address
 	 */
-	if (!v4_addrs && v6_addrs && !if_is_loopback(ifp)) {
+	if (!v4_addrs && v6_addrs && !if_is_loopback(ifp) &&
+	    !pim_if_is_vrf_device(ifp)) {
 		struct interface *lo_ifp;
+
 		// DBS - Come back and check here
 		if (ifp->vrf_id == VRF_DEFAULT)
 			lo_ifp = if_lookup_by_name("lo", vrf->vrf_id);