diff --git a/src/userauth.c b/src/userauth.c
index 2ff658b0..c4c568fb 100644
--- a/src/userauth.c
+++ b/src/userauth.c
@@ -730,7 +730,7 @@ sign_frommemory(LIBSSH2_SESSION *session, unsigned char **sig, size_t *sig_len,
     if(privkeyobj->signv(session, sig, sig_len, 1, &datavec,
                           &hostkey_abstract)) {
         if(privkeyobj->dtor) {
-            privkeyobj->dtor(session, abstract);
+            privkeyobj->dtor(session, &hostkey_abstract);
         }
         return -1;
     }