diff --git a/commit.c b/commit.c
index a5176a2..4ce8cb3 100644
--- a/commit.c
+++ b/commit.c
@@ -1643,7 +1643,7 @@ int run_commit_hook(int editor_is_used, const char *index_file,
 		strvec_push(&hook_env, "GIT_EDITOR=:");
 
 	va_start(args, name);
-	ret = run_hook_ve(hook_env.argv,name, args);
+	ret = run_hook_ve(hook_env.v, name, args);
 	va_end(args);
 	strvec_clear(&hook_env);