diff --git a/src/libmsc/smpp_smsc.c b/src/libmsc/smpp_smsc.c
index 34b93f88f..d07165b09 100644
--- a/src/libmsc/smpp_smsc.c
+++ b/src/libmsc/smpp_smsc.c
@@ -971,10 +971,12 @@ struct smsc *smpp_smsc_alloc_init(void *ctx)
 /*! \brief Set the SMPP address and port without binding. */
 int smpp_smsc_conf(struct smsc *smsc, const char *bind_addr, uint16_t port)
 {
+	const char *tmpaddr = bind_addr ? talloc_strdup(smsc, bind_addr) : NULL;
+
 	talloc_free((void*)smsc->bind_addr);
 	smsc->bind_addr = NULL;
 	if (bind_addr) {
-		smsc->bind_addr = talloc_strdup(smsc, bind_addr);
+		smsc->bind_addr = tmpaddr;
 		if (!smsc->bind_addr)
 			return -ENOMEM;
 	}