diff --git a/bgpd/bgp_vty.c b/bgpd/bgp_vty.c
index bba1c7d..03746bd 100644
--- a/bgpd/bgp_vty.c
+++ b/bgpd/bgp_vty.c
@@ -2943,7 +2943,6 @@
                         const char *source_str)
 {
   struct peer *peer;
-  union sockunion *su;
 
   peer = peer_and_group_lookup_vty (vty, peer_str);
   if (! peer)
@@ -2951,12 +2950,11 @@
 
   if (source_str)
     {
-      su = sockunion_str2su (source_str);
-      if (su)
-	{
-	  peer_update_source_addr_set (peer, su);
-	  sockunion_free (su);
-	}
+      union sockunion su;
+      int ret = str2sockunion (source_str, &su);
+
+      if (ret == 0)
+	peer_update_source_addr_set (peer, &su);
       else
 	peer_update_source_if_set (peer, source_str);
     }