diff --git a/src/server/db_slice.cc b/src/server/db_slice.cc
index 6c71abf2f..71c1dafaf 100644
--- a/src/server/db_slice.cc
+++ b/src/server/db_slice.cc
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ unsigned PrimeEvictionPolicy::Evict(const PrimeTable::HotspotBuckets& eb, PrimeT
 
     // log the evicted keys to journal.
     if (auto journal = db_slice_->shard_owner()->journal(); journal) {
-      ArgSlice delete_args{key};
+      ArgSlice delete_args(&key, 1);
       journal->RecordEntry(0, journal::Op::EXPIRED, cntx_.db_index, 1, ClusterConfig::KeySlot(key),
                            make_pair("DEL", delete_args), false);
     }