diff --git a/src/journal/journald-native.c b/src/journal/journald-native.c
index ac3183ece3e..069114778b3 100644
--- a/src/journal/journald-native.c
+++ b/src/journal/journald-native.c
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ int server_open_native_socket(Server*s) {
 
 #ifdef HAVE_SELINUX
         one = 1;
-        r = setsockopt(s->syslog_fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_PASSSEC, &one, sizeof(one));
+        r = setsockopt(s->native_fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_PASSSEC, &one, sizeof(one));
         if (r < 0)
                 log_warning("SO_PASSSEC failed: %m");
 #endif