diff --git a/module/bdev/crypto/vbdev_crypto.c b/module/bdev/crypto/vbdev_crypto.c
index c397b9327..e155de0a8 100644
--- a/module/bdev/crypto/vbdev_crypto.c
+++ b/module/bdev/crypto/vbdev_crypto.c
@@ -1027,7 +1027,7 @@ vbdev_crypto_queue_io(struct spdk_bdev_io *bdev_io)
 	io_ctx->bdev_io_wait.cb_fn = vbdev_crypto_resubmit_io;
 	io_ctx->bdev_io_wait.cb_arg = bdev_io;
 
-	rc = spdk_bdev_queue_io_wait(bdev_io->bdev, io_ctx->ch, &io_ctx->bdev_io_wait);
+	rc = spdk_bdev_queue_io_wait(bdev_io->bdev, io_ctx->crypto_ch->base_ch, &io_ctx->bdev_io_wait);
 	if (rc != 0) {
 		SPDK_ERRLOG("Queue io failed in vbdev_crypto_queue_io, rc=%d.\n", rc);
 		spdk_bdev_io_complete(bdev_io, SPDK_BDEV_IO_STATUS_FAILED);