diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index d738f08b0..0217ac128 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -119,6 +119,8 @@ Detailed list of changes
 
 - Fix a segfault when using the :ac:`copy_ansi_to_clipboard` action (:iss:`8682`)
 
+- Fix a crash when using linear easing curves for animations (:iss:`8692`)
+
 0.42.1 [2025-05-17]
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
diff --git a/kitty/animation.c b/kitty/animation.c
index 8590b5066..2ac4a8a77 100644
--- a/kitty/animation.c
+++ b/kitty/animation.c
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ apply_easing_curve(const Animation *a, double val, monotonic_t duration) {
     animation_function *f = a->functions + idx;
     double interval_size = 1. / a->count, interval_start = idx * interval_size;
     double scaled_val = (val - interval_start) / interval_size;
-    double ans = f->curve(&f->params, scaled_val, duration);
+    double ans = f->curve(f->params, scaled_val, duration);
     return f->y_at_start + unit_value(ans) * f->y_size;
 }