diff --git a/libavcodec/libsvtav1.c b/libavcodec/libsvtav1.c
index 120ead71b7..df6978c97f 100644
--- a/libavcodec/libsvtav1.c
+++ b/libavcodec/libsvtav1.c
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ static av_cold int eb_enc_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
 
     svt_enc->eos_flag = EOS_NOT_REACHED;
 
-    svt_ret = svt_av1_enc_init_handle(&svt_enc->svt_handle, svt_enc, &svt_enc->enc_params);
+    svt_ret = svt_av1_enc_init_handle(&svt_enc->svt_handle, &svt_enc->enc_params);
     if (svt_ret != EB_ErrorNone) {
         return svt_print_error(avctx, svt_ret, "Error initializing encoder handle");
     }