diff --git a/source/blender/editors/curves/intern/curves_attribute_set.cc b/source/blender/editors/curves/intern/curves_attribute_set.cc
index a94f9cff68f..b1c00b93c6a 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/curves/intern/curves_attribute_set.cc
+++ b/source/blender/editors/curves/intern/curves_attribute_set.cc
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ static int set_attribute_exec(bContext *C, wmOperator *op)
   Object *active_object = CTX_data_active_object(C);
   Curves &active_curves_id = *static_cast<Curves *>(active_object->data);
 
-  AttributeOwner owner = AttributeOwner::from_id(&active_curves_id.id);
-  CustomDataLayer *active_attribute = BKE_attributes_active_get(owner);
+  AttributeOwner active_owner = AttributeOwner::from_id(&active_curves_id.id);
+  CustomDataLayer *active_attribute = BKE_attributes_active_get(active_owner);
   const eCustomDataType active_type = eCustomDataType(active_attribute->type);
   const CPPType &type = *bke::custom_data_type_to_cpp_type(active_type);
 
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ static int set_attribute_exec(bContext *C, wmOperator *op)
 
   for (Curves *curves_id : get_unique_editable_curves(*C)) {
     bke::CurvesGeometry &curves = curves_id->geometry.wrap();
+    AttributeOwner owner = AttributeOwner::from_id(&curves_id->id);
     CustomDataLayer *layer = BKE_attributes_active_get(owner);
     if (!layer) {
       continue;