diff --git a/openair2/RRC/NR_UE/rrc_UE.c b/openair2/RRC/NR_UE/rrc_UE.c
index dda30839e8..4feb4a381b 100644
--- a/openair2/RRC/NR_UE/rrc_UE.c
+++ b/openair2/RRC/NR_UE/rrc_UE.c
@@ -2734,9 +2734,9 @@ void process_lte_nsa_msg(nsa_msg_t *msg, int msg_len)
                 LOG_D(NR_RRC, "Received NR band information: %ld.\n",
                      nr_freq_band_list->list.array[i]->choice.bandInformationNR->bandNR);
             }
-            MessageDef *dummy_msg = itti_alloc_new_message(TASK_RRC_NSA_UE, 0, UE_CAPABILITY_DUMMY);
+            int dummy_msg = 0;// whatever piece of data, it will never be used by sendee
             LOG_D(NR_RRC, "We are calling nsa_sendmsg_to_lte_ue to send a UE_CAPABILITY_DUMMY\n");
-            nsa_sendmsg_to_lte_ue(dummy_msg, sizeof(dummy_msg), UE_CAPABILITY_DUMMY);
+            nsa_sendmsg_to_lte_ue(&dummy_msg, sizeof(dummy_msg), UE_CAPABILITY_DUMMY);
             LOG_A(NR_RRC, "Sent initial NRUE Capability response to LTE UE\n");
             break;
         }