diff --git a/source3/param/loadparm.c b/source3/param/loadparm.c
index af4555c74d0..fe0c8f56b9a 100644
--- a/source3/param/loadparm.c
+++ b/source3/param/loadparm.c
@@ -2409,7 +2409,7 @@ bool lp_include(struct loadparm_context *lp_ctx, int snum, const char *pszParmVa
 	if (file_exist(fname)) {
 		bool ret;
 		include_depth++;
-		ret = pm_process(fname, lp_do_section, do_parameter, NULL);
+		ret = pm_process(fname, lp_do_section, do_parameter, lp_ctx);
 		include_depth--;
 		TALLOC_FREE(fname);
 		return ret;