diff --git a/src/openvpn/route.c b/src/openvpn/route.c
index 08998d5f..33cdc0b0 100644
--- a/src/openvpn/route.c
+++ b/src/openvpn/route.c
@@ -3597,6 +3597,9 @@ get_default_gateway(struct route_gateway_info *rgi)
     rtm.rtm_flags = RTF_UP | RTF_GATEWAY;
     rtm.rtm_version = RTM_VERSION;
     rtm.rtm_seq = ++seq;
+#ifdef TARGET_OPENBSD
+    rtm.rtm_tableid = getrtable();
+#endif
     rtm.rtm_addrs = rtm_addrs;
 
     so_dst.sa_family = AF_INET;
@@ -3812,6 +3815,9 @@ get_default_gateway_ipv6(struct route_ipv6_gateway_info *rgi6,
     rtm.rtm_flags = RTF_UP;
     rtm.rtm_version = RTM_VERSION;
     rtm.rtm_seq = ++seq;
+#ifdef TARGET_OPENBSD
+    rtm.rtm_tableid = getrtable();
+#endif
 
     so_dst.sin6_family = AF_INET6;
     so_mask.sin6_family = AF_INET6;