--- src/bgp/bgp.c.orig	2010-02-17 20:29:36.000000000 +0100
+++ src/bgp/bgp.c	2010-02-17 20:30:54.000000000 +0100
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@
       }
       else {
 	if (peer->buf.len > BGP_MAX_PACKET_SIZE) { 
-	  realloc(peer->buf.base, BGP_MAX_PACKET_SIZE);
+	  peer->buf.base = realloc(peer->buf.base, BGP_MAX_PACKET_SIZE);
 	  memset(peer->buf.base, 0, BGP_MAX_PACKET_SIZE);
 	  peer->buf.len = BGP_MAX_PACKET_SIZE;
 	}