diff --git a/src/socket_base.cpp b/src/socket_base.cpp
index bb7c3628..6fa5b99d 100644
--- a/src/socket_base.cpp
+++ b/src/socket_base.cpp
@@ -1001,7 +1001,7 @@ void zmq::socket_base_t::monitor_event (int event_, ...)
 {
     va_list args;
     va_start (args, event_);
-    va_monitor_event(event, args);
+    va_monitor_event(event_, args);
     va_end (args);
 }