diff --git a/lib/zclient.c b/lib/zclient.c
index 0e832f0d8fe5..557d9c3eb9b4 100644
--- a/lib/zclient.c
+++ b/lib/zclient.c
@@ -2374,7 +2374,7 @@ static bool zapi_nexthop_update_decode(struct stream *s, struct prefix *match,
 	STREAM_GETW(s, nhr->instance);
 	STREAM_GETC(s, nhr->distance);
 	STREAM_GETL(s, nhr->metric);
-	STREAM_GETC(s, nhr->nexthop_num);
+	STREAM_GETW(s, nhr->nexthop_num);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < nhr->nexthop_num; i++) {
 		if (zapi_nexthop_decode(s, &(nhr->nexthops[i]), 0, 0) != 0)
diff --git a/pimd/pim_zlookup.c b/pimd/pim_zlookup.c
index c19119fa4788..5d344f1f66ba 100644
--- a/pimd/pim_zlookup.c
+++ b/pimd/pim_zlookup.c
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ static int zclient_read_nexthop(struct pim_instance *pim,
 
 	distance = stream_getc(s);
 	metric = stream_getl(s);
-	nexthop_num = stream_getc(s);
+	nexthop_num = stream_getw(s);
 
 	if (nexthop_num < 1 || nexthop_num > router->multipath) {
 		if (PIM_DEBUG_PIM_NHT_DETAIL)
diff --git a/staticd/static_zebra.c b/staticd/static_zebra.c
index 420ed7903bbc..d76befc1318f 100644
--- a/staticd/static_zebra.c
+++ b/staticd/static_zebra.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ struct static_nht_data {
 	vrf_id_t nh_vrf_id;
 
 	uint32_t refcount;
-	uint8_t nh_num;
+	uint16_t nh_num;
 	bool registered;
 };
 
diff --git a/zebra/zapi_msg.c b/zebra/zapi_msg.c
index 7dae75baccd9..10acee9be435 100644
--- a/zebra/zapi_msg.c
+++ b/zebra/zapi_msg.c
@@ -647,7 +647,7 @@ static int zsend_nexthop_lookup_mrib(struct zserv *client, struct ipaddr *addr,
 {
 	struct stream *s;
 	unsigned long nump;
-	uint8_t num;
+	uint16_t num;
 	struct nexthop *nexthop;
 
 	/* Get output stream. */
@@ -667,7 +667,7 @@ static int zsend_nexthop_lookup_mrib(struct zserv *client, struct ipaddr *addr,
 		/* remember position for nexthop_num */
 		nump = stream_get_endp(s);
 		/* reserve room for nexthop_num */
-		stream_putc(s, 0);
+		stream_putw(s, 0);
 		nhg = rib_get_fib_nhg(re);
 		for (ALL_NEXTHOPS_PTR(nhg, nexthop)) {
 			if (rnh_nexthop_valid(re, nexthop))
@@ -675,11 +675,11 @@ static int zsend_nexthop_lookup_mrib(struct zserv *client, struct ipaddr *addr,
 		}
 
 		/* store nexthop_num */
-		stream_putc_at(s, nump, num);
+		stream_putw_at(s, nump, num);
 	} else {
 		stream_putc(s, 0); /* distance */
 		stream_putl(s, 0); /* metric */
-		stream_putc(s, 0); /* nexthop_num */
+		stream_putw(s, 0); /* nexthop_num */
 	}
 
 	stream_putw_at(s, 0, stream_get_endp(s));
diff --git a/zebra/zebra_rnh.c b/zebra/zebra_rnh.c
index 89317be74d37..483a79164459 100644
--- a/zebra/zebra_rnh.c
+++ b/zebra/zebra_rnh.c
@@ -1141,7 +1141,7 @@ int zebra_send_rnh_update(struct rnh *rnh, struct zserv *client,
 	struct stream *s = NULL;
 	struct route_entry *re;
 	unsigned long nump;
-	uint8_t num;
+	uint16_t num;
 	struct nexthop *nh;
 	struct route_node *rn;
 	int ret;
@@ -1212,7 +1212,7 @@ int zebra_send_rnh_update(struct rnh *rnh, struct zserv *client,
 		stream_putl(s, re->metric);
 		num = 0;
 		nump = stream_get_endp(s);
-		stream_putc(s, 0);
+		stream_putw(s, 0);
 
 		nhg = rib_get_fib_nhg(re);
 		for (ALL_NEXTHOPS_PTR(nhg, nh))
@@ -1240,13 +1240,13 @@ int zebra_send_rnh_update(struct rnh *rnh, struct zserv *client,
 				}
 		}
 
-		stream_putc_at(s, nump, num);
+		stream_putw_at(s, nump, num);
 	} else {
 		stream_putc(s, 0); // type
 		stream_putw(s, 0); // instance
 		stream_putc(s, 0); // distance
 		stream_putl(s, 0); // metric
-		stream_putc(s, 0); // nexthops
+		stream_putw(s, 0); // nexthops
 	}
 	stream_putw_at(s, 0, stream_get_endp(s));
 
diff --git a/zebra/zebra_srte.c b/zebra/zebra_srte.c
index c0b83382c457..bb8d4b3b4077 100644
--- a/zebra/zebra_srte.c
+++ b/zebra/zebra_srte.c
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ static int zebra_sr_policy_notify_update_client(struct zebra_sr_policy *policy,
 			stream_putc(s, nhlfe->distance);
 			stream_putl(s, 0); /* metric - not available */
 			nump = stream_get_endp(s);
-			stream_putc(s, 0);
+			stream_putw(s, 0);
 		}
 
 		zapi_nexthop_from_nexthop(&znh, nhlfe->nexthop);
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ static int zebra_sr_policy_notify_update_client(struct zebra_sr_policy *policy,
 
 		num++;
 	}
-	stream_putc_at(s, nump, num);
+	stream_putw_at(s, nump, num);
 	stream_putw_at(s, 0, stream_get_endp(s));
 
 	client->nh_last_upd_time = monotime(NULL);