diff --git a/nest/route.h b/nest/route.h
index c36cde6d..66a32ed9 100644
--- a/nest/route.h
+++ b/nest/route.h
@@ -351,10 +351,10 @@ extern struct protocol *attr_class_to_protocol[EAP_MAX];
 
 #define DEF_PREF_DIRECT	    	240	/* Directly connected */
 #define DEF_PREF_STATIC		200	/* Static route */
-#define DEF_PREF_OSPF_INTERNAL	150	/* OSPF intra-area, inter-area and type 1 external routes */
+#define DEF_PREF_OSPF		150	/* OSPF intra-area, inter-area and type 1 external routes */
 #define DEF_PREF_RIP		120	/* RIP */
 #define DEF_PREF_BGP		100	/* BGP */
-#define DEF_PREF_OSPF_EXTERNAL	80	/* OSPF external routes */
 #define DEF_PREF_PIPE		70	/* Routes piped from other tables */
+#define DEF_PREF_INHERITED	10	/* Routes inherited from other routing daemons */
 
 #endif
diff --git a/proto/ospf/config.Y b/proto/ospf/config.Y
index 1edaeb0c..dcd7500e 100644
--- a/proto/ospf/config.Y
+++ b/proto/ospf/config.Y
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ CF_ADDTO(proto, ospf_proto '}')
 
 ospf_proto_start: proto_start OSPF {
      this_proto = proto_config_new(&proto_ospf, sizeof(struct ospf_config));
+     this_proto->preference = DEF_PREF_OSPF;
   }
  ;
 
diff --git a/proto/ospf/rt.c b/proto/ospf/rt.c
index 19503428..7c7d46e3 100644
--- a/proto/ospf/rt.c
+++ b/proto/ospf/rt.c
@@ -211,6 +211,7 @@ again:
         e->u.ospf.tag=0;			/* FIXME Some config? */
         e->pflags = 0;
         e->net=ne;
+	e->pref = p->preference;
         DBG("Modifying rt entry %I\n     (IP: %I, GW: %I, Iface: %s)\n",
           nf->fn.prefix,ip,en->nh,en->nhi->name);
         rte_update(p->table, ne, p, e);
diff --git a/sysdep/unix/krt.Y b/sysdep/unix/krt.Y
index b5ca3c0b..11fd0c01 100644
--- a/sysdep/unix/krt.Y
+++ b/sysdep/unix/krt.Y
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ kern_proto_start: proto_start KERNEL {
        cf_error("Kernel protocol already defined");
 #endif
      cf_krt = this_proto = proto_config_new(&proto_unix_kernel, sizeof(struct krt_config));
-     this_proto->preference = 0;
+     this_proto->preference = DEF_PREF_INHERITED;
      THIS_KRT->scan_time = 60;
      THIS_KRT->learn = THIS_KRT->persist = 0;
      krt_scan_construct(THIS_KRT);