diff --git a/src/utmp-wtmp.c b/src/utmp-wtmp.c
index 98c1a25e8..00e19a309 100644
--- a/src/utmp-wtmp.c
+++ b/src/utmp-wtmp.c
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ int utmp_put_dead_process(const char *id, pid_t pid, int code, int status) {
         if (found->ut_pid != pid)
                 return 0;
 
-        memcpy(&store, &lookup, sizeof(store));
+        memcpy(&store, found, sizeof(store));
         store.ut_type = DEAD_PROCESS;
         store.ut_exit.e_termination = code;
         store.ut_exit.e_exit = status;