diff --git a/src/libostree/ostree-sysroot.c b/src/libostree/ostree-sysroot.c
index 40c19ac458..a5824bbde3 100644
--- a/src/libostree/ostree-sysroot.c
+++ b/src/libostree/ostree-sysroot.c
@@ -1862,7 +1862,7 @@ ostree_sysroot_deployment_set_pinned (OstreeSysroot     *self,
     return TRUE;
 
   g_autoptr(OstreeDeployment) deployment_clone = ostree_deployment_clone (deployment);
-  GKeyFile *origin_clone = ostree_deployment_get_origin (deployment);
+  GKeyFile *origin_clone = ostree_deployment_get_origin (deployment_clone);
 
   if (is_pinned)
     g_key_file_set_boolean (origin_clone, OSTREE_ORIGIN_TRANSIENT_GROUP, "pinned", TRUE);