diff --git a/src/mergerfs_api.cpp b/src/mergerfs_api.cpp
index 5f556b07..8bd28d34 100644
--- a/src/mergerfs_api.cpp
+++ b/src/mergerfs_api.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ mergerfs::api::get_kvs(const fs::path                    &mountpoint_,
 
   cfgfile = ::_mergerfs_config_file(mountpoint_);
 
-  rv = fs::xattr::get(cfgfile,kvs_);
+  rv = fs::xattr::get(cfgfile,&kvs);
   if(rv < 0)
     return rv;