diff --git a/events/equeue/equeue.c b/events/equeue/equeue.c
index 38f9e7e6b3..6ac2130699 100644
--- a/events/equeue/equeue.c
+++ b/events/equeue/equeue.c
@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ static void equeue_chain_update(void *p, int ms)
     if (ms >= 0) {
         c->id = equeue_call_in(c->target, ms, equeue_chain_dispatch, c->q);
     } else {
-        equeue_dealloc(c->target, c);
+        equeue_dealloc(c->q, c);
     }
 }