diff --git a/openbsc/src/vty/vty.c b/openbsc/src/vty/vty.c
index 8455b0e..5e49024 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/vty/vty.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/vty/vty.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 	if (!new)
 		goto out;
 
-	new->obuf = buffer_new(0);	/* Use default buffer size. */
+	new->obuf = buffer_new(new, 0);	/* Use default buffer size. */
 	if (!new->obuf)
 		goto out_new;
 	new->buf = _talloc_zero(new, VTY_BUFSIZ, "vty_new->buf");