diff --git a/physical/encoding.go b/physical/encoding.go
index 3446ede0b8..d2f93478b0 100644
--- a/physical/encoding.go
+++ b/physical/encoding.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ func NewStorageEncoding(b Backend) Backend {
 	}
 
 	if bTxn, ok := b.(Transactional); ok {
-		return TransactionalStorageEncoding{
+		return &TransactionalStorageEncoding{
 			StorageEncoding: enc,
 			Transactional:   bTxn,
 		}