diff --git a/libstats/socket/stats_event.c b/libstats/socket/stats_event.c
index 5f77558cb..a26ac2d6e 100644
--- a/libstats/socket/stats_event.c
+++ b/libstats/socket/stats_event.c
@@ -324,5 +324,5 @@ void AStatsEvent_build(AStatsEvent* event) {
 
 int AStatsEvent_write(AStatsEvent* event) {
     AStatsEvent_build(event);
-    return write_buffer_to_statsd(&event->buf, event->size, event->atomId);
-}
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+    return write_buffer_to_statsd(event->buf, event->size, event->atomId);
+}