diff --git a/bgpd/bgp_bmp.c b/bgpd/bgp_bmp.c
index 3fe72009ee38..25f9c8311724 100644
--- a/bgpd/bgp_bmp.c
+++ b/bgpd/bgp_bmp.c
@@ -2082,6 +2082,7 @@ static struct bmp_bgp *bmp_bgp_get(struct bgp *bgp)
 	bmpbgp->bgp = bgp;
 	bmpbgp->vrf_state = vrf_state_unknown;
 	bmpbgp->mirror_qsizelimit = ~0UL;
+	bmp_targets_init(&bmpbgp->targets);
 	bmp_mirrorq_init(&bmpbgp->mirrorq);
 	bmp_bgph_add(&bmp_bgph, bmpbgp);