diff --git a/api/types.go b/api/types.go
index dc83be3c7..f3cf119bb 100644
--- a/api/types.go
+++ b/api/types.go
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ type MinerInfo struct {
 	WindowPoStPartitionSectors uint64
 	ConsensusFaultElapsed      abi.ChainEpoch
 	Beneficiary                address.Address
-	BeneficiaryTerm            miner.BeneficiaryTerm
+	BeneficiaryTerm            *miner.BeneficiaryTerm
 	PendingBeneficiaryTerm     *miner.PendingBeneficiaryChange
 }
 
diff --git a/node/impl/full/state.go b/node/impl/full/state.go
index d7da00eb1..5247b9fb5 100644
--- a/node/impl/full/state.go
+++ b/node/impl/full/state.go
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ func (m *StateModule) StateMinerInfo(ctx context.Context, actor address.Address,
 		WindowPoStPartitionSectors: info.WindowPoStPartitionSectors,
 		ConsensusFaultElapsed:      info.ConsensusFaultElapsed,
 		Beneficiary:                info.Beneficiary,
-		BeneficiaryTerm:            info.BeneficiaryTerm,
+		BeneficiaryTerm:            &info.BeneficiaryTerm,
 		PendingBeneficiaryTerm:     info.PendingBeneficiaryTerm,
 	}