diff --git a/matrix/room_bootstrap.cc b/matrix/room_bootstrap.cc
index 6ab8dd3ff..f5e0d9f04 100644
--- a/matrix/room_bootstrap.cc
+++ b/matrix/room_bootstrap.cc
@@ -415,7 +415,8 @@ try
 		16_KiB // headers in and out
 	};
 
-	m::fed::backfill::opts opts{host};
+	m::fed::backfill::opts opts;
+	opts.remote = host;
 	opts.event_id = event_id;
 	opts.limit = size_t(backfill_limit);
 	m::fed::backfill request