--- a/bgpd/bgp_routemap.c
+++ b/bgpd/bgp_routemap.c
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ route_match_peer_compile (const char *ar
 
   su = XMALLOC (MTYPE_ROUTE_MAP_COMPILED, sizeof (union sockunion));
 
-  ret = str2sockunion ( (arg)? arg : "0.0.0.0", su);
+  ret = str2sockunion (strcmp(arg, "local") ? arg : "0.0.0.0", su);
   if (ret < 0) {
     XFREE (MTYPE_ROUTE_MAP_COMPILED, su);
     return NULL;
@@ -2430,7 +2430,7 @@ DEFUN (match_peer_local,
         "Match peer address\n"
         "Static or Redistributed routes\n")
 {
-  return bgp_route_match_add (vty, vty->index, "peer", NULL);
+  return bgp_route_match_add (vty, vty->index, "peer", "local");
 }
 
 DEFUN (no_match_peer,