diff --git a/bgpd/bgp_route.c b/bgpd/bgp_route.c
index 0a0289ac36b2..a60ba6a3e278 100644
--- a/bgpd/bgp_route.c
+++ b/bgpd/bgp_route.c
@@ -5969,7 +5969,7 @@ void bgp_set_stale_route(struct peer *peer, afi_t afi, safi_t safi)
 
 bool bgp_outbound_policy_exists(struct peer *peer, struct bgp_filter *filter)
 {
-	if (peer->sort == BGP_PEER_IBGP)
+	if (peer->sort == BGP_PEER_CONFED || peer->sort == BGP_PEER_IBGP)
 		return true;
 
 	if (peer->sort == BGP_PEER_EBGP &&
@@ -5982,7 +5982,7 @@ bool bgp_outbound_policy_exists(struct peer *peer, struct bgp_filter *filter)
 
 bool bgp_inbound_policy_exists(struct peer *peer, struct bgp_filter *filter)
 {
-	if (peer->sort == BGP_PEER_IBGP)
+	if (peer->sort == BGP_PEER_CONFED || peer->sort == BGP_PEER_IBGP)
 		return true;
 
 	if (peer->sort == BGP_PEER_EBGP