diff --git a/bgpd/bgp_attr.c b/bgpd/bgp_attr.c
index 97981776877c..670047061221 100644
--- a/bgpd/bgp_attr.c
+++ b/bgpd/bgp_attr.c
@@ -3400,13 +3400,15 @@ bgp_attr_unknown(struct bgp_attr_parser_args *args)
 }
 
 /* Well-known attribute check. */
-static int bgp_attr_check(struct peer *peer, struct attr *attr)
+static int bgp_attr_check(struct peer *peer, struct attr *attr,
+			  bgp_size_t length)
 {
 	uint8_t type = 0;
 
 	/* BGP Graceful-Restart End-of-RIB for IPv4 unicast is signaled as an
 	 * empty UPDATE.  */
-	if (CHECK_FLAG(peer->cap, PEER_CAP_RESTART_RCV) && !attr->flag)
+	if (CHECK_FLAG(peer->cap, PEER_CAP_RESTART_RCV) && !attr->flag &&
+	    !length)
 		return BGP_ATTR_PARSE_PROCEED;
 
 	/* "An UPDATE message that contains the MP_UNREACH_NLRI is not required
@@ -3458,7 +3460,7 @@ enum bgp_attr_parse_ret bgp_attr_parse(struct peer *peer, struct attr *attr,
 	enum bgp_attr_parse_ret ret;
 	uint8_t flag = 0;
 	uint8_t type = 0;
-	bgp_size_t length;
+	bgp_size_t length = 0;
 	uint8_t *startp, *endp;
 	uint8_t *attr_endp;
 	uint8_t seen[BGP_ATTR_BITMAP_SIZE];
@@ -3781,7 +3783,7 @@ enum bgp_attr_parse_ret bgp_attr_parse(struct peer *peer, struct attr *attr,
 	}
 
 	/* Check all mandatory well-known attributes are present */
-	ret = bgp_attr_check(peer, attr);
+	ret = bgp_attr_check(peer, attr, length);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto done;