diff --git a/bgpd/bgp_vty.c b/bgpd/bgp_vty.c
index b960cd3499..826ca9dd3e 100644
--- a/bgpd/bgp_vty.c
+++ b/bgpd/bgp_vty.c
@@ -8795,7 +8795,7 @@ DEFPY(neighbor_path_attribute_discard,
 {
 	struct peer *peer;
 	int idx = 0;
-	const char *discard_attrs = NULL;
+	char *discard_attrs = NULL;
 
 	peer = peer_and_group_lookup_vty(vty, neighbor);
 	if (!peer)
@@ -8807,6 +8807,8 @@ DEFPY(neighbor_path_attribute_discard,
 
 	bgp_path_attribute_discard_vty(vty, peer, discard_attrs, true);
 
+	XFREE(MTYPE_TMP, discard_attrs);
+
 	return CMD_SUCCESS;
 }
 
@@ -8822,7 +8824,7 @@ DEFPY(no_neighbor_path_attribute_discard,
 {
 	struct peer *peer;
 	int idx = 0;
-	const char *discard_attrs = NULL;
+	char *discard_attrs = NULL;
 
 	peer = peer_and_group_lookup_vty(vty, neighbor);
 	if (!peer)
@@ -8834,6 +8836,8 @@ DEFPY(no_neighbor_path_attribute_discard,
 
 	bgp_path_attribute_discard_vty(vty, peer, discard_attrs, false);
 
+	XFREE(MTYPE_TMP, discard_attrs);
+
 	return CMD_SUCCESS;
 }