diff --git a/bgpd/bgp_route.c b/bgpd/bgp_route.c
index 2a9fc6ce0d..5b5c0fa6d4 100644
--- a/bgpd/bgp_route.c
+++ b/bgpd/bgp_route.c
@@ -7177,7 +7177,7 @@ int bgp_static_set(struct vty *vty, bool negate, const char *ip_str,
 			bgp_static->prd = prd;
 
 			if (rd_str)
-				bgp_static->prd_pretty = XSTRDUP(MTYPE_BGP,
+				bgp_static->prd_pretty = XSTRDUP(MTYPE_BGP_NAME,
 								 rd_str);
 
 			if (rmap) {