diff --git a/loginrec.c b/loginrec.c
index 7b1818b86..4afe136f4 100644
--- a/loginrec.c
+++ b/loginrec.c
@@ -1015,7 +1015,7 @@ utmpx_perform_login(struct logininfo *li)
 		return (0);
 	}
 # else
-	if (!utmpx_write_direct(li, &ut)) {
+	if (!utmpx_write_direct(li, &utx)) {
 		logit("%s: utmp_write_direct() failed", __func__);
 		return (0);
 	}