diff --git a/bgpd/bgp_table.c b/bgpd/bgp_table.c
index 8465ada99671..781909b65dd7 100644
--- a/bgpd/bgp_table.c
+++ b/bgpd/bgp_table.c
@@ -239,7 +239,11 @@ static ssize_t printfrr_bd(struct fbuf *buf, struct printfrr_eargs *ea,
 	if (!dest)
 		return bputs(buf, "(null)");
 
+#if !defined(DEV_BUILD)
 	/* need to get the real length even if buffer too small */
 	prefix2str(p, cbuf, sizeof(cbuf));
 	return bputs(buf, cbuf);
+#else
+	return bprintfrr(buf, "%s(%p)", prefix2str(p, cbuf, sizeof(cbuf)), dest);
+#endif
 }
diff --git a/doc/developer/logging.rst b/doc/developer/logging.rst
index 6058b8c0fca4..82cc8b205eab 100644
--- a/doc/developer/logging.rst
+++ b/doc/developer/logging.rst
@@ -383,7 +383,8 @@ bgpd
 
 .. frrfmt:: %pBD (struct bgp_dest *)
 
-   Print prefix for a BGP destination.
+   Print prefix for a BGP destination.  When using ``--enable-dev-build`` include
+   the pointer value for the bgp_dest.
 
    :frrfmtout:`fe80::1234/64`