diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/p2p_supplicant.c b/wpa_supplicant/p2p_supplicant.c
index 44aadf192..d41a8dc92 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/p2p_supplicant.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/p2p_supplicant.c
@@ -3743,7 +3743,7 @@ void wpas_p2p_wps_success(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s, const u8 *peer_addr,
 		 */
 		eloop_register_timeout(P2P_MAX_INITIAL_CONN_WAIT, 0,
 				       wpas_p2p_group_formation_timeout,
-				       wpa_s, NULL);
+				       wpa_s->parent, NULL);
 	}
 	if (wpa_s->global->p2p)
 		p2p_wps_success_cb(wpa_s->global->p2p, peer_addr);