diff --git a/lightningd/peer_control.c b/lightningd/peer_control.c
index 2a60b6b0c..8342c5161 100644
--- a/lightningd/peer_control.c
+++ b/lightningd/peer_control.c
@@ -1434,10 +1434,10 @@ void peer_connected(struct lightningd *ld, const u8 *msg)
 	peer = peer_by_id(ld, &id);
 	if (!peer)
 		peer = new_peer(ld, 0, &id, &hook_payload->addr,
-				their_features, hook_payload->incoming);
+				take(their_features), hook_payload->incoming);
 	else {
 		tal_free(peer->their_features);
-		peer->their_features = tal_dup_talarr(peer, u8, their_features);
+		peer->their_features = tal_steal(peer, their_features);
 	}
 
 	/* We track this, because messages can race between connectd and us.
diff --git a/lightningd/peer_control.h b/lightningd/peer_control.h
index b9c0f3d10..9c69faac3 100644
--- a/lightningd/peer_control.h
+++ b/lightningd/peer_control.h
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ struct peer *find_peer_by_dbid(struct lightningd *ld, u64 dbid);
 struct peer *new_peer(struct lightningd *ld, u64 dbid,
 		      const struct node_id *id,
 		      const struct wireaddr_internal *addr,
-			  const u8 *their_features,
+		      const u8 *their_features TAKES,
 		      bool connected_incoming);
 
 /* Last one out deletes peer.  Also removes from db. */