diff --git a/e2fsck/recovery.c b/e2fsck/recovery.c
index 22e79a5..f7fd7b6 100644
--- a/e2fsck/recovery.c
+++ b/e2fsck/recovery.c
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ static int do_one_pass(journal_t *journal,
 					memcpy(nbh->b_data, obh->b_data,
 							journal->j_blocksize);
 					if (flags & JFS_FLAG_ESCAPE) {
-						*((unsigned int *)bh->b_data) =
+						*((unsigned int *)nbh->b_data) =
 							htonl(JFS_MAGIC_NUMBER);
 					}