diff --git a/ryu/services/protocols/bgp/info_base/base.py b/ryu/services/protocols/bgp/info_base/base.py
index 3cdf1a50..c1130798 100644
--- a/ryu/services/protocols/bgp/info_base/base.py
+++ b/ryu/services/protocols/bgp/info_base/base.py
@@ -336,6 +336,10 @@ class Destination(object):
     def nlri(self):
         return self._nlri
 
+    @property
+    def nlri_str(self):
+        return self._nlri.formatted_nlri_str
+
     @property
     def best_path(self):
         return self._best_path
@@ -777,6 +781,10 @@ class Path(object):
     def nlri(self):
         return self._nlri
 
+    @property
+    def nlri_str(self):
+        return self._nlri.formatted_nlri_str
+
     @property
     def is_withdraw(self):
         return self._is_withdraw
diff --git a/ryu/services/protocols/bgp/info_base/vrf.py b/ryu/services/protocols/bgp/info_base/vrf.py
index 17f6b56a..620d5226 100644
--- a/ryu/services/protocols/bgp/info_base/vrf.py
+++ b/ryu/services/protocols/bgp/info_base/vrf.py
@@ -299,6 +299,13 @@ class VrfDest(Destination):
         super(VrfDest, self).__init__(table, nlri)
         self._route_dist = self._table.vrf_conf.route_dist
 
+    @property
+    def nlri_str(self):
+        # Returns `prefix` without the route distinguisher value, because
+        # a destination in VRF space can be identified without the route
+        # distinguisher.
+        return self._nlri.prefix
+
     def _best_path_lost(self):
         # Have to send update messages for withdraw of best-path to Network
         # controller or Global table.
@@ -483,6 +490,13 @@ class VrfPath(Path):
     def label_list(self):
         return self._label_list[:]
 
+    @property
+    def nlri_str(self):
+        # Returns `prefix` without the route distinguisher value, because
+        # a destination in VRF space can be identified without the route
+        # distinguisher.
+        return self._nlri.prefix
+
     @staticmethod
     def create_puid(route_dist, ip_prefix):
         assert route_dist and ip_prefix
diff --git a/ryu/services/protocols/bgp/operator/internal_api.py b/ryu/services/protocols/bgp/operator/internal_api.py
index e624c826..ae18f427 100644
--- a/ryu/services/protocols/bgp/operator/internal_api.py
+++ b/ryu/services/protocols/bgp/operator/internal_api.py
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ class InternalApi(object):
 
     def _dst_to_dict(self, dst):
         ret = {'paths': [],
-               'prefix': dst.nlri.formatted_nlri_str}
+               'prefix': dst.nlri_str}
 
         def _path_to_dict(dst, path):
 
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ class InternalApi(object):
 
             return {'best': (path == dst.best_path),
                     'bpr': bpr,
-                    'prefix': path.nlri.formatted_nlri_str,
+                    'prefix': path.nlri_str,
                     'labels': labels,
                     'nexthop': nexthop,
                     'metric': med,