diff --git a/bgpd/bgp_bmp.c b/bgpd/bgp_bmp.c
index b1d3f7e81bbb..3b124c4a1887 100644
--- a/bgpd/bgp_bmp.c
+++ b/bgpd/bgp_bmp.c
@@ -2006,7 +2006,8 @@ static void bmp_bgp_peer_vrf(struct bmp_bgp_peer *bbpeer, struct bgp *bgp)
 	memcpy(bbpeer->open_rx, s->data, open_len);
 
 	bbpeer->open_tx_len = open_len;
-	bbpeer->open_tx = bbpeer->open_rx;
+	bbpeer->open_tx = XMALLOC(MTYPE_BMP_OPEN, open_len);
+	memcpy(bbpeer->open_tx, s->data, open_len);
 
 	stream_free(s);
 }