diff --git a/src/ctrl/control_cmd.c b/src/ctrl/control_cmd.c
index c747e84..fb0cd2b 100644
--- a/src/ctrl/control_cmd.c
+++ b/src/ctrl/control_cmd.c
@@ -566,6 +566,7 @@
 
 	cd = talloc_zero(ctx, struct ctrl_cmd_def);
 
+	cmd->defer = cd;
 	cd->cmd = cmd;
 	cd->data = data;