diff --git a/net/babel/files/babeld.init b/net/babel/files/babeld.init
index a2a945364..24bfb6f17 100755
--- a/net/babel/files/babeld.init
+++ b/net/babel/files/babeld.init
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ babel_filter() {
 	append_parm "$cfg" 'type' ''
 
 	append_parm "$cfg" 'ip' 'ip'
+	append_parm "$cfg" 'eq' 'eq'
 	append_parm "$cfg" 'le' 'le'
 	append_parm "$cfg" 'ge' 'ge'
 	append_parm "$cfg" 'neigh' 'neigh'
@@ -67,6 +68,8 @@ babel_filter() {
 
 	append_bool "$cfg" 'local' 'local'
 
+	append_parm "$cfg" 'action' ''
+
 	append args ' ' "'"
 }