diff --git a/service/client_state.cc b/service/client_state.cc
index cbf06c7ba7..c68f91c1d2 100644
--- a/service/client_state.cc
+++ b/service/client_state.cc
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ future<> service::client_state::has_keyspace_access(const sstring& ks,
 
 future<> service::client_state::has_column_family_access(const database& db, const sstring& ks,
                 const sstring& cf, auth::permission p, auth::command_desc::type t) const {
-    validation::validate_column_family(ks, cf);
+    validation::validate_column_family(db, ks, cf);
 
     return do_with(ks, auth::make_data_resource(ks, cf), [this, p, t](const auto& ks, const auto& r) {
         return has_access(ks, {p, r, t});