diff --git a/degesch.c b/degesch.c
index 2e9286d..8ac776f 100644
--- a/degesch.c
+++ b/degesch.c
@@ -5038,7 +5038,7 @@ init_poller_events (struct app_context *ctx)
 
 	poller_fd_init (&ctx->tty_event, &ctx->poller, STDIN_FILENO);
 	ctx->tty_event.dispatcher = (poller_fd_fn) on_tty_readable;
-	ctx->tty_event.user_data = &ctx;
+	ctx->tty_event.user_data = ctx;
 	poller_fd_set (&ctx->tty_event, POLLIN);
 }