diff --git a/clientapi/routing/directory.go b/clientapi/routing/directory.go
index 160d36dd4..53ba3f190 100644
--- a/clientapi/routing/directory.go
+++ b/clientapi/routing/directory.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func DirectoryRoom(
 	federation *gomatrixserverlib.FederationClient,
 	cfg *config.ClientAPI,
 	rsAPI roomserverAPI.ClientRoomserverAPI,
-	fedSenderAPI federationAPI.FederationInternalAPI,
+	fedSenderAPI federationAPI.ClientFederationAPI,
 ) util.JSONResponse {
 	_, domain, err := gomatrixserverlib.SplitID('#', roomAlias)
 	if err != nil {