diff --git a/bgpd/bgp_route.c b/bgpd/bgp_route.c
index 171b5c7add..f04d6db53b 100644
--- a/bgpd/bgp_route.c
+++ b/bgpd/bgp_route.c
@@ -803,6 +803,12 @@ bgp_info_cmp (struct bgp *bgp, struct bgp_info *new, struct bgp_info *exist,
       return 0;
     }
 
+  /* locally configured routes to advertise do not have su_remote */
+  if (new->peer->su_remote == NULL)
+    return 0;
+  if (exist->peer->su_remote == NULL)
+    return 1;
+  
   ret = sockunion_cmp (new->peer->su_remote, exist->peer->su_remote);
 
   if (ret == 1)