diff --git a/openbsc/src/gsm_04_11.c b/openbsc/src/gsm_04_11.c
index a6f3e7a..85ff464 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/gsm_04_11.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/gsm_04_11.c
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@
 	/* mangle first byte to reflect length in bytes, not digits */
 	address_lv[0] = da_len_bytes;
 	/* convert to real number */
-	decode_bcd_number(sms->dest_addr, sizeof(sms->dest_addr), address_lv, 1);
+	decode_bcd_number(sms->dest_addr, sizeof(sms->dest_addr), address_lv, 0);
 
 	smsp += da_len_bytes;