diff --git a/src/buffer_utils.cc b/src/buffer_utils.cc
index 76884cda..6e84a4f1 100644
--- a/src/buffer_utils.cc
+++ b/src/buffer_utils.cc
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ Buffer* create_fifo_buffer(String name, int fd, bool scroll)
 
     buffer->values()[fifo_watcher_id] = Value(std::move(watcher));
     buffer->flags() = Buffer::Flags::Fifo | Buffer::Flags::NoUndo;
-    buffer->run_hook_in_own_context("BufOpenFifo", name);
+    buffer->run_hook_in_own_context("BufOpenFifo", buffer->name());
 
     return buffer;
 }