diff --git a/bgpd/bgp_nexthop.c b/bgpd/bgp_nexthop.c
index 7867860cbf..59b31072b5 100644
--- a/bgpd/bgp_nexthop.c
+++ b/bgpd/bgp_nexthop.c
@@ -919,7 +919,7 @@ static int show_ip_bgp_nexthop_table(struct vty *vty, const char *name,
 		}
 		tree = import_table ? &bgp->import_check_table
 				    : &bgp->nexthop_cache_table;
-		bnc = bnc_find(tree[family2afi(nhop.family)], &nhop, 0, 0);
+		bnc = bnc_find(&(*tree)[family2afi(nhop.family)], &nhop, 0, 0);
 		if (!bnc) {
 			vty_out(vty, "specified nexthop does not have entry\n");
 			return CMD_SUCCESS;