diff --git a/bgpd/bgp_lcommunity.c b/bgpd/bgp_lcommunity.c
index fd734b2c5b..f464e7122d 100644
--- a/bgpd/bgp_lcommunity.c
+++ b/bgpd/bgp_lcommunity.c
@@ -398,9 +398,8 @@ int lcommunity_include(struct lcommunity *lcom, u_char *ptr)
 	int i;
 	u_char *lcom_ptr;
 
-	lcom_ptr = lcom->val;
 	for (i = 0; i < lcom->size; i++) {
-		lcom_ptr += (i * LCOMMUNITY_SIZE);
+		lcom_ptr = lcom->val + (i * LCOMMUNITY_SIZE);
 		if (memcmp(ptr, lcom_ptr, LCOMMUNITY_SIZE) == 0)
 			return 1;
 	}