diff --git a/src/libcharon/plugins/ha/ha_dispatcher.c b/src/libcharon/plugins/ha/ha_dispatcher.c
index 3c608e614..3f91183e4 100644
--- a/src/libcharon/plugins/ha/ha_dispatcher.c
+++ b/src/libcharon/plugins/ha/ha_dispatcher.c
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ static void process_ike_add(private_ha_dispatcher_t *this, ha_message_t *message
 			{	/* register IKE_SA before calling inherit_post() so no scheduled
 				 * jobs are lost */
 				charon->ike_sa_manager->checkout_new(charon->ike_sa_manager,
-													 old_sa);
+													 ike_sa);
 				ike_sa->inherit_pre(ike_sa, old_sa);
 				ike_sa->inherit_post(ike_sa, old_sa);
 				charon->ike_sa_manager->checkin_and_destroy(