diff --git a/src/integrated/soil_canopy_model.jl b/src/integrated/soil_canopy_model.jl
index 085715912a..59aea03de6 100644
--- a/src/integrated/soil_canopy_model.jl
+++ b/src/integrated/soil_canopy_model.jl
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ function make_update_boundary_fluxes(
         # otherwise use root_distribution from params
         root_likelihood(z::FT, rd::Union{FT, Nothing}) =
             !isnothing(rd) ? root_distribution(z, rd) :
-            model.parameters.root_distribution(z)
+            land.parameters.root_distribution(z)
         @. p.root_extraction =
             above_ground_area_index *
             PlantHydraulics.water_flux(