diff --git a/bgpd/bgp_vty.c b/bgpd/bgp_vty.c
index 92918bd..27a3c2e 100644
--- a/bgpd/bgp_vty.c
+++ b/bgpd/bgp_vty.c
@@ -2584,7 +2584,7 @@
   b = buffer_new (1024);
   for (i = 1; i < argc; i++)
     {
-      buffer_putstr (b, (u_char *)argv[i]);
+      buffer_putstr (b, argv[i]);
       buffer_putc (b, ' ');
     }
   buffer_putc (b, '\0');