diff --git a/dump/dump.c b/dump/dump.c
index 6fb6e1245ada..22ed1d3b0d42 100644
--- a/dump/dump.c
+++ b/dump/dump.c
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ static void write_elf_section(DumpState *s, int type, Error **errp)
         shdr = &shdr64;
     }
 
-    ret = fd_write_vmcore(&shdr, shdr_size, s);
+    ret = fd_write_vmcore(shdr, shdr_size, s);
     if (ret < 0) {
         error_setg_errno(errp, -ret,
                          "dump: failed to write section header table");