diff --git a/src/nspawn/nspawn-oci.c b/src/nspawn/nspawn-oci.c
index 81b40c54318d2..4d695432548a7 100644
--- a/src/nspawn/nspawn-oci.c
+++ b/src/nspawn/nspawn-oci.c
@@ -2150,7 +2150,7 @@ static int oci_hooks_array(const char *name, JsonVariant *v, JsonDispatchFlags f
                         .timeout = USEC_INFINITY,
                 };
 
-                r = json_dispatch(e, table, oci_unexpected, flags, userdata);
+                r = json_dispatch(e, table, oci_unexpected, flags, new_item);
                 if (r < 0) {
                         free(new_item->path);
                         strv_free(new_item->args);