diff --git a/tools/hv/hv_vss_daemon.c b/tools/hv/hv_vss_daemon.c
index 96234b638249..5d51d6ff08e6 100644
--- a/tools/hv/hv_vss_daemon.c
+++ b/tools/hv/hv_vss_daemon.c
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 			syslog(LOG_ERR, "Illegal op:%d\n", op);
 		}
 		vss_msg->error = error;
-		len = write(vss_fd, &error, sizeof(struct hv_vss_msg));
+		len = write(vss_fd, vss_msg, sizeof(struct hv_vss_msg));
 		if (len != sizeof(struct hv_vss_msg)) {
 			syslog(LOG_ERR, "write failed; error: %d %s", errno,
 			       strerror(errno));