diff --git a/src/data.c b/src/data.c
index c85e5485d69..a85c3c0179a 100644
--- a/src/data.c
+++ b/src/data.c
@@ -937,8 +937,7 @@ find_symbol_value (symbol)
 
   if (BUFFER_LOCAL_VALUEP (valcontents)
       || SOME_BUFFER_LOCAL_VALUEP (valcontents))
-    valcontents = swap_in_symval_forwarding (symbol, valcontents,
-					     current_buffer);
+    valcontents = swap_in_symval_forwarding (symbol, valcontents);
 
   if (MISCP (valcontents))
     {