diff --git a/bgpd/bgp_packet.c b/bgpd/bgp_packet.c
index 3092da8471..a7514a26aa 100644
--- a/bgpd/bgp_packet.c
+++ b/bgpd/bgp_packet.c
@@ -3303,8 +3303,6 @@ static void bgp_dynamic_capability_fqdn(uint8_t *pnt, int action,
 		data += len;
 
 		if (len) {
-			str[len] = '\0';
-
 			XFREE(MTYPE_BGP_PEER_HOST, peer->hostname);
 			XFREE(MTYPE_BGP_PEER_HOST, peer->domainname);