diff --git a/libavfilter/avfilter.c b/libavfilter/avfilter.c
index 596a1394fd..c323ebb4b8 100644
--- a/libavfilter/avfilter.c
+++ b/libavfilter/avfilter.c
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ void avfilter_link_free(AVFilterLink **link)
 }
 int avfilter_config_links(AVFilterContext *filter)
 {
-    return ff_filter_config_links(EINVAL);
+    return ff_filter_config_links(filter);
 }
 #endif