diff --git a/lonetix/bgp/attribute.c b/lonetix/bgp/attribute.c
index e1f3712..9b1e8b7 100644
--- a/lonetix/bgp/attribute.c
+++ b/lonetix/bgp/attribute.c
@@ -341,7 +341,9 @@ Judgement Bgp_RebuildMsgFromRib(const Prefix     *nlri,
 						goto error;  // error already set
 
 					// Rebuild attribute on the fly with original AFI and SAFI
-					Bgpattr *mpUnreach = (Bgpattr *) alloca(3 + 2 + 1);
+					attrSiz = 3 + 2 + 1;
+
+					Bgpattr *mpUnreach = (Bgpattr *) alloca(attrSiz);
 					mpUnreach->flags = flags;
 					mpUnreach->code  = BGP_ATTR_MP_UNREACH_NLRI;
 					mpUnreach->len   = 3;