diff --git a/src/oemcommands.cpp b/src/oemcommands.cpp
index 5d42e59..0400ed2 100644
--- a/src/oemcommands.cpp
+++ b/src/oemcommands.cpp
@@ -1263,7 +1263,7 @@
             status = ipmiSetSpecialUserPassword("root", passwd);
         }
         // Clear sensitive data
-        OPENSSL_cleanse(&passwd, passwd.length());
+        OPENSSL_cleanse(passwd.data(), passwd.length());
 
         return ipmi::response(status);
     }