diff --git a/update_attempter.cc b/update_attempter.cc
index c5320f7..81f423d 100644
--- a/update_attempter.cc
+++ b/update_attempter.cc
@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@
 void UpdateAttempter::BuildPostInstallActions(
     InstallPlanAction* previous_action) {
   shared_ptr<PostinstallRunnerAction> postinstall_runner_action(
-        new PostinstallRunnerAction());
+      new PostinstallRunnerAction(system_state_));
   actions_.push_back(shared_ptr<AbstractAction>(postinstall_runner_action));
   BondActions(previous_action,
               postinstall_runner_action.get());