diff --git a/bgpd/bgp_ecommunity.c b/bgpd/bgp_ecommunity.c
index 1e95d401aa..5a053a7f34 100644
--- a/bgpd/bgp_ecommunity.c
+++ b/bgpd/bgp_ecommunity.c
@@ -934,7 +934,7 @@ char *ecommunity_ecom2str(struct ecommunity *ecom, int format, int filter)
 			strlcat(str_buf, " ", str_size);
 
 		/* Retrieve value field */
-		pnt = ecom->val + (i * 8);
+		pnt = ecom->val + (i * ecom->unit_size);
 
 		/* High-order octet is the type */
 		type = *pnt++;