diff --git a/src/cff/cffload.c b/src/cff/cffload.c
index be5fce21b..f0e1977e2 100644
--- a/src/cff/cffload.c
+++ b/src/cff/cffload.c
@@ -2009,7 +2009,7 @@
     /*       Top and Font DICTs are not allowed to have blend operators. */
     error = cff_parser_init( &parser,
                              code,
-                             &subfont->font_dict,
+                             top,
                              font->library,
                              stackSize,
                              0,