diff --git a/source/blender/editors/object/object_add.cc b/source/blender/editors/object/object_add.cc
index 35d23edfbf0..a8e11afba65 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/object/object_add.cc
+++ b/source/blender/editors/object/object_add.cc
@@ -2071,16 +2071,16 @@ static int object_curves_empty_hair_add_exec(bContext *C, wmOperator *op)
   Scene *scene = CTX_data_scene(C);
 
   ushort local_view_bits;
-  blender::float3 loc, rot;
   if (!ED_object_add_generic_get_opts(
-          C, op, 'Z', loc, rot, nullptr, nullptr, &local_view_bits, nullptr)) {
+          C, op, 'Z', nullptr, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr, &local_view_bits, nullptr)) {
     return OPERATOR_CANCELLED;
   }
 
   Object *surface_ob = CTX_data_active_object(C);
   BLI_assert(surface_ob != nullptr);
 
-  Object *curves_ob = ED_object_add_type(C, OB_CURVES, nullptr, loc, rot, false, local_view_bits);
+  Object *curves_ob = ED_object_add_type(C, OB_CURVES, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr, false, local_view_bits);
+  BKE_object_apply_mat4(curves_ob, surface_ob->obmat, false, false);
 
   /* Set surface object. */
   Curves *curves_id = static_cast<Curves *>(curves_ob->data);