diff --git a/babeld/babel_interface.h b/babeld/babel_interface.h
index 64509afa17..501177e602 100644
--- a/babeld/babel_interface.h
+++ b/babeld/babel_interface.h
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ struct babel_interface {
     char have_buffered_id;
     char have_buffered_nh;
     char have_buffered_prefix;
-    unsigned char buffered_id[16];
+    unsigned char buffered_id[8];
     unsigned char buffered_nh[4];
     unsigned char buffered_prefix[16];
     unsigned char *sendbuf;
diff --git a/babeld/message.c b/babeld/message.c
index e31d5de5df..142770e86e 100644
--- a/babeld/message.c
+++ b/babeld/message.c
@@ -1080,7 +1080,7 @@ really_send_update(struct interface *ifp,
             accumulate_bytes(ifp, id, 8);
             end_message(ifp, MESSAGE_ROUTER_ID, 10);
         }
-        memcpy(babel_ifp->buffered_id, id, 16);
+        memcpy(babel_ifp->buffered_id, id, sizeof(babel_ifp->buffered_id));
         babel_ifp->have_buffered_id = 1;
     }