diff --git a/dix/colormap.c b/dix/colormap.c
index fa1f9adbb..b6afe230e 100644
--- a/dix/colormap.c
+++ b/dix/colormap.c
@@ -1026,7 +1026,7 @@ AllocColor(ColormapPtr pmap,
 
             dixLookupResourceByType((void **) &prootmap,
                                     pmap->pScreen->defColormap, X11_RESTYPE_COLORMAP,
-                                    NULL, DixReadAccess);
+                                    clients[client], DixReadAccess);
 
             if (pmap->class == prootmap->class)
                 FindColorInRootCmap(prootmap, prootmap->red, entries, &rgb,
@@ -1044,7 +1044,7 @@ AllocColor(ColormapPtr pmap,
 
             dixLookupResourceByType((void **) &prootmap,
                                     pmap->pScreen->defColormap, X11_RESTYPE_COLORMAP,
-                                    NULL, DixReadAccess);
+                                    clients[client], DixReadAccess);
 
             if (pmap->class == prootmap->class) {
                 pixR = (*pPix & pVisual->redMask) >> pVisual->offsetRed;